22 And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were finished,(A) they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord 23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every firstborn male[a] will be dedicated[b] to the Lord(B)[c]) 24 and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons(C)[d]).

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:23 Lit “Every male that opens a womb
  2. Luke 2:23 Lit be called holy
  3. Luke 2:23 Ex 13:2,12
  4. Luke 2:24 Lv 5:11; 12:8

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