Luke 2:34-36

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³⁴and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother,

“Behold, this child is set for the fall^[a] and rising of many in Israel,
and for a sign that is spoken against
³⁵(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also),
that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.”

³⁶And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phan′u-el, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,

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2.34 for the fall: i.e., in the sense that by rejecting his claims many would sin grievously.

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