and she loudly exclaimed, "How blessed are you among women, and how blessed is the infant in your womb!

After eight days had passed, the infant was circumcised and named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Simeon took the infant in his arms and praised God, saying,

Then Simeon blessed them and told Mary, his mother, "This infant is destined to cause many in Israel to fall and rise. Also, he will be a sign that will be opposed.