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.