World English Bible
Luke 2:24
“and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
Verse in context — Luke 2
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When the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord
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(as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"),
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and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
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Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
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It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
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