then Simeon gave them his benediction, and said to Mary his mother, "the child you now see, shall occasion many in Israel to fall and rise again; he will be the Object of calumny,

if any be there, who deserve your benediction, it shall have its effect upon them; otherwise, it shall redound to your own advantage.

At length he led them out as far as Bethany; and stretching out his hands, he gave them his benediction.

And it came to pass, as he pronounced the benediction upon them, he was parted from them, and taken up into heaven.