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1 # And <1161> it came to pass <1096> (5633) in <1722> those <1565> days <2250>, that there went out <1831> (5627) a decree <1378> from <3844> Caesar <2541> Augustus <828>, that all <3956> the world <3625> should be taxed <583> (5729).
2 (And this <3778> taxing <582> was <1096> <0> first <4413> made <1096> (5633) when Cyrenius <2958> was governor <2230> (5723) of Syria <4947>.)
3 And <2532> all <3956> went <4198> (5711) to be taxed <583> (5745), every one <1538> into <1519> his own <2398> city <4172>.
4 And <1161> Joseph <2501> also <2532> went up <305> (5627) from <575> Galilee <1056>, out of <1537> the city <4172> of Nazareth <3478>, into <1519> Judaea <2449>, unto <1519> the city <4172> of David <1138>, which <3748> is called <2564> (5743) Bethlehem <965>; (because <1223> he <846> was <1511> (5750) of <1537> the house <3624> and <2532> lineage <3965> of David <1138>:)
5 To be taxed <583> (5670) with <4862> Mary <3137> his <846> espoused <3423> (5772) wife <1135>, being <5607> (5752) great with child <1471>.
6 And <1161> so it was <1096> (5633), that, while <1722> they <846> were <1511> (5750) there <1563>, the days <2250> were accomplished <4130> (5681) that she <846> should be delivered <5088> (5629).
7 And <2532> she brought forth <5088> (5627) her <846> firstborn <4416> son <5207>, and <2532> wrapped <4683> <0> him <846> in swaddling clothes <4683> (5656), and <2532> laid <347> (5656) him <846> in <1722> a manger <5336>; because <1360> there was <2258> (5713) no <3756> room <5117> for them <846> in <1722> the inn <2646>.
8 # And <2532> there were <2258> (5713) in <1722> the same <846> country <5561> shepherds <4166> abiding in the field <63> (5723), <2532> keeping <5442> (5723) watch <5438> over <1909> their <846> flock <4167> by night <3571>.
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9 And <2532>, lo <2400> (5628), the angel <32> of the Lord <2962> came upon <2186> (5627) them <846>, and <2532> the glory <1391> of the Lord <2962> shone round about <4034> (5656) them <846>: and <2532> they were sore <3173> afraid <5399> (5675) <5401>.
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10 And <2532> the angel <32> said <2036> (5627) unto them <846>, Fear <5399> (5737) not <3361>: for <1063>, behold <2400> (5628), I bring <2097> <0> you <5213> good tidings <2097> (5731) of great <3173> joy <5479>, which <3748> shall be <2071> (5704) to all <3956> people <2992>.
11 For <3754> unto you <5213> is born <5088> (5681) this day <4594> in <1722> the city <4172> of David <1138> a Saviour <4990>, which <3739> is <2076> (5748) Christ <5547> the Lord <2962>.
12 And <2532> this <5124> shall be a sign <4592> unto you <5213>; Ye shall find <2147> (5692) the babe <1025> wrapped in swaddling clothes <4683> (5772), lying <2749> (5740) in <1722> a manger <5336>.
13 And <2532> suddenly <1810> there was <1096> (5633) with <4862> the angel <32> a multitude <4128> of the heavenly <3770> host <4756> praising <134> (5723) God <2316>, and <2532> saying <3004> (5723) ,
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14 Glory <1391> to God <2316> in <1722> the highest <5310>, and <2532> on <1909> earth <1093> peace <1515>, good will <2107> toward <1722> men <444>.
15 And <2532> it came to pass <1096> (5633), as <5613> the angels <32> were gone away <565> (5627) from <575> them <846> into <1519> heaven <3772>, <2532> the shepherds <444> <4166> said <2036> (5627) one <240> <0> to <4314> another <240>, Let us <1330> <0> now <1211> go <1330> (5632) even unto <2193> Bethlehem <965>, and <2532> see <1492> (5632) this <5124> thing <4487> which is come to pass <1096> (5756), which <3739> <3588> the Lord <2962> hath made known <1107> (5656) unto us <2254> .
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16 And <2532> they came <2064> (5627) with haste <4692> (5660), and <2532> <5037> found <429> (5627) Mary <3137>, and <2532> Joseph <2501>, and <2532> the babe <1025> lying <2749> (5740) in <1722> a manger <5336>.
17 And <1161> when they had seen <1492> (5631) it, they made known abroad <1232> (5656) the saying <4012> <4487> which <3588> was told <2980> (5685) them <846> concerning <4012> this <5127> child <3813> .
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18 And <2532> all <3956> they that heard <191> (5660) it wondered <2296> (5656) at <4012> those things which <3588> were told <2980> (5685) them <4314> <846> by <5259> the shepherds <4166>.
19 But <1161> Mary <3137> kept <4933> (5707) all <3956> these things <4487> <5023>, and pondered <4820> (5723) them in <1722> her <846> heart <2588>.
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20 And <2532> the shepherds <4166> returned <1994> (5656), glorifying <1392> (5723) and <2532> praising <134> (5723) God <2316> for <1909> all the things <3956> that <3739> they had heard <191> (5656) and <2532> seen <1492> (5627), as <2531> it was told <2980> (5681) unto <4314> them <846>.
21 # And <2532> when <3753> eight <3638> days <2250> were accomplished <4130> (5681) for the circumcising <4059> (5629) of the child <3813>, <2532> his <846> name <3686> was called <2564> (5681) JESUS <2424>, which <3588> was so named <2564> (5685) of <5259> the angel <32> before <4253> he <846> was conceived <4815> (5683) in <1722> the womb <2836>.
22 And <2532> when <3753> the days <2250> of her <846> purification <2512> according <2596> to the law <3551> of Moses <3475> were accomplished <4130> (5681), they brought <321> (5627) him <846> to <1519> Jerusalem <2414>, to present <3936> (5658) him to the Lord <2962>;
23 (As <2531> it is written <1125> (5769) in <1722> the law <3551> of the Lord <2962>, <3754> Every <3956> male <730> that openeth <1272> (5723) the womb <3388> shall be called <2564> (5701) holy <40> to the Lord <2962>;)
24 And <2532> to offer <1325> (5629) a sacrifice <2378> according <2596> to that which is said <2046> (5772) in <1722> the law <3551> of the Lord <2962>, A pair <2201> of turtledoves <5167>, or <2228> two <1417> young <3502> pigeons <4058>.
25 # And <2532>, behold <2400> (5628), there was <2258> (5713) a man <444> in <1722> Jerusalem <2419>, whose <3739> name <3686> was Simeon <4826>; and <2532> the same <3778> man <444> was just <1342> and <2532> devout <2126>, waiting <4327> (5740) for the consolation <3874> of Israel <2474>: and <2532> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> was <2258> (5713) upon <1909> him <846>.
26 And <2532> it was <2258> (5713) revealed <5537> (5772) unto him <846> by <5259> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, that he should <1492> <0> not <3361> see <1492> (5629) death <2288>, before <4250> <2228> he had seen <1492> (5632) the Lord's <2962> Christ <5547>.
27 And <2532> he came <2064> (5627) by <1722> the Spirit <4151> into <1519> the temple <2411> : and <2532> when the parents <1118> brought <1521> (5629) in <1722> the child <3813> Jesus <2424>, to do <4160> (5658) <846> for <4012> him <846> after <2596> the custom <1480> (5772) of the law <3551> ,
28 Then <2532> took <1209> <0> he <846> him <846> up <1209> (5662) in <1519> his <846> arms <43>, and <2532> blessed <2127> (5656) God <2316>, and <2532> said <2036> (5627) ,
29 Lord <1203>, now <3568> lettest thou <630> <0> thy <4675> servant <1401> depart <630> (5719) in <1722> peace <1515>, according <2596> to thy <4675> word <4487>:
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30 For <3754> mine <3450> eyes <3788> have seen <1492> (5627) thy <4675> salvation <4992>,
31 Which <3739> thou hast prepared <2090> (5656) before <2596> the face <4383> of all <3956> people <2992>;
32 A light <5457> to <1519> lighten <602> the Gentiles <1484>, and <2532> the glory <1391> of thy <4675> people <2992> Israel <2474>.
33 And <2532> Joseph <2501> and <2532> his <846> mother <3384> marvelled <2258> (5713) <2296> (5723) at <1909> those things which were spoken <2980> (5746) of <4012> him <846>.
34 And <2532> Simeon <4826> blessed <2127> (5656) them <846>, and <2532> said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> Mary <3137> his <846> mother <3384>, Behold <2400> (5628), this <3778> child is set <2749> (5736) for <1519> the fall <4431> and <2532> rising again <386> of many <4183> in <1722> Israel <2474>; and <2532> for <1519> a sign <4592> which shall be spoken against <483> (5746);
35 (Yea <1161>, a sword <4501> shall pierce through <1330> (5695) thy <4675> own <846> soul <5590> also <2532>,) that <3704> the thoughts <1261> of <1537> many <4183> hearts <2588> <302> may be revealed <601> (5686).
36 And <2532> there was <2258> (5713) one Anna <451>, a prophetess <4398>, the daughter <2364> of Phanuel <5323>, of <1537> the tribe <5443> of Aser <768>: she <3778> (5625) <846> was of a great <4183> <1722> age <2250> <4260> (5761), and had lived <2198> (5660) with <3326> an husband <435> seven <2033> years <2094> from <575> her <846> virginity <3932>;
37 And <2532> she <3778> was a widow <5503> of about <5613> fourscore <3589> and four <5064> years <2094>, which <3739> departed <868> (5711) not <3756> from <575> the temple <2411>, but served <3000> (5723) God with fastings <3521> and <2532> prayers <1162> night <3571> and <2532> day <2250>.
38 And <2532> she <3778> (5625) <846> coming in <2186> (5631) that <846> instant <5610> gave thanks likewise <437> (5711) unto the Lord <2962>, and <2532> spake <2980> (5707) of <4012> him <846> to all <3956> them that looked <4327> (5740) for redemption <3085> in <1722> Jerusalem <2419>.
39 And <2532> when <5613> they had performed <5055> (5656) all things <537> according <2596> to the law <3551> of the Lord <2962>, they returned <5290> (5656) into <1519> Galilee <1056>, to <1519> their own <846> city <4172> Nazareth <3478>.
40 And <1161> the child <3813> grew <837> (5707), and <2532> waxed strong <2901> (5712) in spirit <4151>, filled <4137> (5746) with wisdom <4678>: and <2532> the grace <5485> of God <2316> was <2258> (5713) upon <1909> him <846>.
41 # Now <2532> his <846> parents <1118> went <4198> (5711) to <1519> Jerusalem <2419> every <2596> year <2094> at the feast <1859> of the passover <3957>.
42 And <2532> when <3753> he was <1096> (5633) twelve <1427> years old <2094>, they <846> went up <305> (5631) to <1519> Jerusalem <2414> after <2596> the custom <1485> of the feast <1859>.
43 And <2532> when they had fulfilled <5048> (5660) the days <2250>, as <1722> they <846> returned <5290> (5721), the child <3816> Jesus <2424> tarried behind <5278> (5656) in <1722> Jerusalem <2419>; and <2532> Joseph <2501> and <2532> his <846> mother <3384> knew <1097> (5627) not <3756> of it .
44 But <1161> they, supposing <3543> (5660) him <846> to have been <1511> (5750) in <1722> the company <4923>, went <2064> (5627) a day's <2250> journey <3598>; and <2532> they sought <327> (5707) him <846> among <1722> their kinsfolk <4773> and <2532> <1722> acquaintance <1110>.
45 And <2532> when they found <2147> (5631) him <846> not <3361>, they turned back again <5290> (5656) to <1519> Jerusalem <2419>, seeking <2212> (5723) him <846>.
46 And <2532> it came to pass <1096> (5633), that after <3326> three <5140> days <2250> they found <2147> (5627) him <846> in <1722> the temple <2411>, sitting <2516> (5740) in <1722> the midst <3319> of the doctors <1320>, both <2532> hearing <191> (5723) them <846>, and <2532> asking <1905> <0> them <846> questions <1905> (5723).
Who took care of him those three days?

47 And <1161> all <3956> that heard <191> (5723) him <846> were astonished <1839> (5710) at <1909> his <846> understanding <4907> and <2532> answers <612>.
48 And <2532> when they saw <1492> (5631) him <846>, they were amazed <1605> (5648): and <2532> his <846> mother <3384> said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> him <846>, Son <5043>, why <5101> hast thou <4160> <0> thus <3779> dealt <4160> (5656) with us <2254>? behold <2400> (5628), thy <4675> father <3962> and I <2504> have sought <2212> (5707) thee <4571> sorrowing <3600> (5746).
49 And <2532> he said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> them <846>, How <5101> is it that <3754> ye sought <2212> (5707) me <3165>? wist ye <1492> (5715) not <3756> that <3754> I <3165> must <1163> (5748) be <1511> (5750) about <1722> my <3450> Father's business <3962>?
50 And <2532> they <846> understood <4920> (5656) not <3756> the saying <4487> which <3739> he spake <2980> (5656) unto them <846>.
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51 And <2532> he went down <2597> (5627) with <3326> them <846>, and <2532> came <2064> (5627) to <1519> Nazareth <3478>, and <2532> was <2258> (5713) subject <5293> (5746) unto them <846>: but <2532> his <846> mother <3384> kept <1301> (5707) all <3956> these <5023> sayings <4487> in <1722> her <846> heart <2588>.
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52 And <2532> Jesus <2424> increased <4298> (5707) in wisdom <4678> and <2532> stature <2244> , and <2532> in favour <5485> with <3844> God <2316> and <2532> man <444>.