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From Greg and Paul
The
Birth of Jesus
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census
should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that
took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 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 belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went
there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was
expecting a child. 6 While
they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she
gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in
a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds
living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An
angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around
them, and they were terrified. 10 But the
angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will
cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in
the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the
Messiah, the Lord. 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.”
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.”
16 So they hurried off and
found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 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. 20 The
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they
had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
21 On the eighth day, when it
was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel
had given him before he was conceived.
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