Luk 2:34-35 | ESV | STEP | And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother , Behold , this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel , and for a sign that is opposed

a[Isa. 8:14; Matt. 21:44; John 9:39; 1 Cor. 1:23, 24; 2 Cor. 2:16; 1 Pet. 2:8, 9]

Luke 2:34-35

34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed ^afor the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign ^bthat is opposed 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”