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Matthew 2:13-18 13  When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” 14  So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt,  15  where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfille...

Matthew 2:9-12 9  After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.  10  When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.  11  On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with...

Matthew 2:1-8 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[ a ] from the east came to Jerusalem  2  and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3  When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.  4  When he had called together all the people’s chief priests a...

Luke 2:22-32 22  When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord  23  (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”,  24  and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.” 25  Now there w...

Luke 2:17-19 17  When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,  18  and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.  19  But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Luke 2:13-16 13  Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14  “Glory to God in the highest heaven,     and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” 15  When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” 1...

Luke 2:12-16 12  This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13  Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14  “Glory to God in the highest heaven,     and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” 15  When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “L...

Luke 2:1-7 The Birth of Jesus 2  In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  2  (This was the first census that took place while[ a ] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)  3  And everyone went to their own town to register. 4  So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he bel...

Luke 1:67 Zechariah’s Song 67  His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

Luke 1:59-66 59  On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,  60  but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.” 61  They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” 62  Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.  63  He asked for a writing ta...

Luke 1:56-58 56  Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home. 57  When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.  58  Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.

Luke 1:46-55 Mary’s Song 46  And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47      and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48  for he has been mindful     of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49      for the Mighty One has done great things for me—     holy is his name. 50  His mercy extends to those who fear him,     from generation to generation. 51...

Luke 1:45 45  Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!

Luke 1:43-44 43  But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?  44  As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

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