Yea, a sword] This prophecy was fulfilled when Mary saw her Son rejected, condemned, insulted, scourged, and crucified.

That the thoughts] i.e. that the true characters of men (as shown in their reception or rejection of Jesus) may be made manifest.

36-38. Anna the prophetess also recognises Jesus as the Messiah, and speaks of Him as such among those who 'looked for the redemption of Jerusalem.' Her manner of life is described in detail, because she is a type of the 'widows indeed' of the Christian Church (1 Timothy 5:5), who did not marry again, but devoted themselves to works of charity and piety.

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