They were both of them upright before God, blamelessly obeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances.

and he will be His forerunner in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn fathers' hearts to the children, and cause the rebellious to walk in the wisdom of the upright, to make a people perfectly ready for the lord."

And all who lived round about them were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judaea reports of all these things were spread abroad.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem of the name of Symeon, an upright and God-fearing man, who was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

But all the more the report about Him spread abroad, and great multitudes crowded to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;

And He turned towards His disciples and said to them apart, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever is not gathering with me is scattering abroad.

And He put His hands on her, and she immediately stood upright and began to give glory to God.

Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

There was a member of the Council of the name of Joseph, a kind-hearted and upright man,