• Luke 2:29 — Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
• Luke 2:30 — For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
• Luke 2:34 — And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
• Luke 2:35 — (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

14 passages from 7 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 6 passages
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 3 passages
• City of God · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel of John · 1 passage
• Summa Theologica · 1 passage
• Lumen Gentium (On the Church) · 1 passage
• An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · 1 passage