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| | |And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; | | |And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; |
| − | | | + | |Simeon blessed them, telling Mary, "Listen: this child is destined for the fall and rise of many Israelites, and will become the object of scorn; |
| − | | | + | |"Behold" is ignored by many modern translations, as is the basic mockery and scorn, |
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| | |(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. | | |(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. |
| − | | | + | |and your heart will ache with pain over it; but the hatred towards Him will expose the hearts of many. |
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| | |And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; | | |And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; |
| − | | | + | |And a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser, was quite elderly, having been married for seven years after her virginity |
| − | | | + | |avoid feminist rendition of "prophetess" and its erasure of "virginity" |
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