And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

He has helped Israel his servant, remembering [his] mercy,

"Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited to help and {has redeemed} his people,

And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem {whose name was} Simeon, and this man [was] righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory to your people Israel."

And Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, "Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed--

But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months while a great famine took place over all the land.

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was made clean except Naaman the Syrian."

And [when] Jesus heard these [things], he marveled at him, and turning around to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith!"

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

But we were hoping that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. But in addition to all these [things], this [is] the third day {since} these [things] took place.