35 (Yea and a sword shall [a]pierce through thy soul) that the thoughts of many hearts may be opened.

36 [b]And there was a Prophetess, one Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, which was of a great age, after she had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity:

37 And she was widow about fourscore, and four years, and went not out of the Temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:35 Shall wound and grieve most sharply.
  2. Luke 2:36 Another witness besides Simeon, against whom no exception may be brought, inviting all men to the receiving of the Messiah.

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