and many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

He has helped Israel his servant, and remembered his mercy,

Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people,

And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

And behold, there was a man at Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

a light for enlightening Gentiles, and a glory of thy people Israel.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against,

I also tell you of a truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was shut up three years and six months, so that there was a great famine over all the land;

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.

And Jesus hearing these things wondered at him, and turning around said to the multitude following him, I tell you I have not found in Israel so great a faith;

that you may eat and drink at my table, in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

But we hoped that he was the one who was to redeem Israel. But indeed, also, in addition to all these things, today is the third day since these things occurred;