Jesus is Presented in the Temple

²² When the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary^[a] took Jesus^[b] up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, ²³ as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn son is to be designated as holy to the Lord.”^{[c] 24} They also offered a sacrifice according to what is specified in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”^[d]

⁸ If she cannot afford a goat, then two turtledoves or two young doves—one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering—will serve for him to make atonement for her, so that she becomes clean.”