Luke: “And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him” ([ii, 33]).
Why should they marvel at the predictions of Simeon when long before they had been apprised of the same thing by the angel Gabriel?
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Does the name “Joseph” belong in the text quoted above?
It does not. The correct reading is: “And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him.” It declares Joseph to be the father of Jesus, and as this did not harmonize with the story of the miraculous conception the makers of our version substituted “Joseph” for “father.”
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What does Luke say regarding the infancy of John and Jesus?
“And the child [John] grew and waxed strong in spirit” ([i, 80]).