Jesus Presented in the Temple

²² Now when ^(A)the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord ^23 (B)(as it is written in the law of the Lord, ^(C)“Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), ²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, ^(D)“A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

^2 (A)This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.