And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.

Moved by the Spirit, Simeon came into the Temple Courts, and, when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the Law,

Simeon himself took the child in his arms, and blessed God, and said:

And while his father and mother were marveling at the words that were spoken concerning him, Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother.

And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;

son of Jose, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Simeon,

the son of Simeon, the son of Juda, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,