There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came and boldly went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’s body.
There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, ,