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And there was a ^(C1)prophetess, ^(F1)Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of ^(C2)the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in ^(F2)years ^(C3)and had lived with her husband for seven years after her ^(F3)marriage,

and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She did not leave the temple grounds, serving night and day with ^(C1)fasts and prayers.

And at that very ^(F1)moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak about Him to all those who were ^(C1)looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.

And when His parents had completed everything in accordance with the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to ^(C1)their own city of Nazareth.

^(C1)Now the Child continued to grow and to become strong, ^(F1)increasing in wisdom; and the favor of God was upon Him.