³⁴ And Simeon blessed them and said to ^(A)His mother Mary, “Behold, this Child is appointed for ^(B)the fall and ^[a]rise of many in Israel, and as a sign to be ^[b]opposed—

³³ just as it is written:

⁸ and,

^(B)for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, ^(C)and to this they were also appointed.