1 And it came to pass in those days that a
decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This
census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So
all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
And
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God
and saying:
14 “Glory to God
in the highest,
And on
earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of
Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called
Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to
be registered with Mary, his betrothed [a]wife, who was with child. Luke 2:4-5
8 Now there were in the same country shepherds
living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And [c]behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the
Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then
the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For
there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is
Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the
sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a [d]manger.” Luke 2: 8-12
2 Now after Jesus
was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, [a]wise
men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born
King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to
worship Him.”
3 When Herod the
king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had
gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people
together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
5 So they said to
him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:
6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of
Judah,
Are not
the least among the rulers of Judah;
For out
of you shall come a Ruler
Who will
shepherd My people Israel.’ ”
7 Then Herod, when
he had secretly called the [b]wise
men, determined from them what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent
them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and
when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may
come and worship Him also.”
9 When they heard
the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East
went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. 10 When they saw
the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 11 And when they
had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and
fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their
treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Matthew
2:1-12
15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven,
that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see
this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And
they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a
manger. Luke
2:15-16
17 After
seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel
had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepherds’ story were
astonished, Luke 2:17-18
