And when the days of her ^apurification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the ^awomb^• shall be called holy to the Lord;)

 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of ^aturtledoves^•, or two young pigeons.

 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

 For mine eyes have seen thy ^asalvation^•,

 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

 A ^alight ^bto^• lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is ^aset^• for the ^bfall^• and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

 (Yea, a sword shall ^apierce^• through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

 And there was one Anna, a ^aprophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with ^afastings and prayers night and day.

 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for ^aredemption^• in Jerusalem.

 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the ^afeast^• of the passover.

 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.

 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the ^atemple, sitting in the midst of the ^bdoctors^•, ^cboth^• hearing them, and ^dasking^• them questions.

 ¶ And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

 And said unto them, It is written, My ^ahouse^• shall be called the house of ^bprayer; but ye have made it a ^cden^• of thieves.

 AND Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to ^ashew^• him the buildings of the ^btemple^•.

 And Jesus said unto them, ^aSee^• ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one ^bstone^• upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

A heavenly ministrant shows Ezekiel in vision a city wherein is the temple—He is shown the form and size of the temple and its courts.

 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will ^asave^• my people from the east country, and from the west country;

 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my ^apeople^•, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

 ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the ^aprophets^•, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.