2:22 按摩西律法滿了潔淨的日子，他們帶著孩子上耶路撒冷去，要把他獻與主，
2:23 （正如主的律法上所記：「凡頭生的男子必稱聖歸主。」）
2:24 又要照主的律法上所說，或用一對斑鳩，或用兩隻雛鴿獻祭。
2:25 在耶路撒冷有一個人，名叫西面；這人又公義又虔誠，素常盼望以色列的安慰者來到，又有聖靈在他身上。
2:26 他得了聖靈的啟示，知道自己未死以前，必看見主所立的基督。
2:27 他受了聖靈的感動，進入聖殿，正遇見耶穌的父母抱著孩子進來，要照律法的規矩辦理。
2:28 西面就用手接過他來，稱頌上帝說：
2:29 主啊！如今可以照你的話，釋放僕人安然去世；
2:30 因為我的眼睛已經看見你的救恩─
2:31 就是你在萬民面前所預備的：
2:32 是照亮外邦人的光，又是你民以色列的榮耀。
2:33 孩子的父母因這論耶穌的話就希奇。
2:34 西面給他們祝福，又對孩子的母親馬利亞說：「這孩子被立，是要叫以色列中許多人跌倒，許多人興起；又要作毀謗的話柄，叫許多人心裡的意念顯露出來；你自己的心也要被刀刺透。」
2:35 【併於上節】
2:36 又有女先知，名叫亞拿，是亞設支派法內力的女兒，年紀已經老邁，從作童女出嫁的時候，同丈夫住了七年就寡居了，
2:37 現在已經八十四歲（或譯：就寡居了八十四年），並不離開聖殿，禁食祈求，晝夜事奉上帝。
2:38 正當那時，她進前來稱謝上帝，將孩子的事對一切盼望耶路撒冷得救贖的人講說。
2:39 約瑟和馬利亞照主的律法辦完了一切的事，就回加利利，到自己的城拿撒勒去了。
2:40 孩子漸漸長大，強健起來，充滿智慧，又有上帝的恩在他身上。
22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”[b]), 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”[c]
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
29 “Sovereign
Lord, as you have promised,
you may now dismiss[d] your
servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,
31 which you have prepared in the sight
of all nations:
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”
33 The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[e] She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
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主耶穌雖是一位小小的嬰孩，卻是上帝的兒子，讓人感受到上帝的救恩已經實現！就像西面得了聖靈的啟示，知道自己未死以前，必看見主所立的基督。而上帝真的讓他的盼望實現，他受了聖靈的感動，進入聖殿，正遇見耶穌的父母抱著孩子進來，要照律法的規矩辦理。
當他看見基督就頌讚：「主啊！如今可以照你的話，釋放僕人安然去世；因為我的眼睛已經看見你的救恩─就是你在萬民面前所預備的：是照亮外邦人的光，又是你民以色列的榮耀。」
這是因為聖靈的引導，西面才會有這樣的信心！所以，信心是上帝工作的結果，是上帝賜給人的，不是人給上帝的禮物！
又有女先知，名叫亞拿，是亞設支派法內力的女兒，年紀已經老邁，從作童女出嫁的時候，同丈夫住了七年就寡居了，現在已經八十四歲（或譯：就寡居了八十四年），並不離開聖殿，禁食祈求，晝夜事奉上帝。正當那時，她進前來稱謝上帝，將孩子的事對一切盼望耶路撒冷得救贖的人講說。
可見救贖是上帝的預備，不是人用自己的努力換取的！我們為為自己能領受到上帝的救恩來感謝上帝，因為這一切都是出於上帝主動之作為，我們本是不配得的，竟然可以臨到我們！
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