Luke 2:22-24

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Jesus Is Presented in the Temple

²² The time came for Mary and Joseph to do the things the Law of Moses taught about being made pure.^[a] They brought Jesus to Jerusalem so that they could present him to the Lord. ²³ It is written in the law of the Lord: “When a mother’s first baby is a boy, he shall be called ‘special for the Lord.’”^{[b] 24} The law of the Lord also says that people must give a sacrifice: “You must sacrifice two doves or two young pigeons.”^[c] So Joseph and Mary went to Jerusalem to do this.