Simeon took the infant in his arms, no, not to give him a present, but, rather, to bless God, saying: “Now, Sovereign Lord, you are letting your slave go free in peace according to your declaration; because my eyes have seen your means of saving that you have made ready in the sight of all the peoples. ” ​ — Luke 2: 25 - 32.
Viņš paņēma bērniņu rokās, taču nevis tādēļ, lai tam kaut ko dāvinātu, bet gan lai pateiktos Dievam: ” Kungs, lai nu tavs kalps aiziet mierā, kā tu esi sacījis; jo manas acis ir redzējušas tavu pestīšanu, ko tu esi sataisījis visiem ļaudīm. ”