Birth Of Christ

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.

But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. — read the full passage →

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. — read the full passage →

And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. — read the full passage →

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, — read the full passage →

and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.

and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.

And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled.

And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah; — read the full passage →

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, — read the full passage →

but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, — read the full passage →

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:

And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?

to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.

For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. — read the full passage →

For to this end we labor and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of them that believe.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, — read the full passage →

And this man shall be our peace. When the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief: — read the full passage →

but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, — read the full passage →

And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord

And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Ye call me, Teacher, and, Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, even he that cometh into the world.

For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.

And Jesus himself, when he beganto teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.

And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee.

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.

And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:

Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

if by any means I may provoke to jealousy them that are my flesh, and may save some of them.

And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

and they wrote thus by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

Of this man’s seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

Him did God exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said,

and that he may send the Christ who hath been appointed for you, even Jesus:

Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.

and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.

There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world. — read the full passage →

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituræa and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituræa and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, — read the full passage →

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. — read the full passage →

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, — read the full passage →

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, — read the full passage →

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?