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35 so the thoughts of many hearts may be uncovered. (And even for you, a sword will pierce through your soul.)”

36 Now Anna, a daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher, was a prophetess. She was well advanced in age, having lived with a husband only[a] seven years 37 and then as a widow until age eighty-four. She never left the Temple, serving night and day with fasting and prayers.

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  1. Luke 2:36 Lit. from her virginity.