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Luke 1 NKJV
26 ¶ Now in the sixth month
the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a
man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And having come in, the
angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you;
blessed are you among women!"
29 But when she saw him, she
was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.
30 Then the angel said to
her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 "And behold, you will
conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS.
32 "He will be great,
and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the
throne of His father David.
33 "And He will reign
over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end."
34 Then Mary said to the
angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?"
35 And the angel answered and
said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the
Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born
will be called the Son of God.
36 "Now indeed,
Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is
now the sixth month for her who was called barren.
37 "For with God nothing
will be impossible."
38 Then Mary said,
"Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your
word." And the angel departed from her.
39 ¶ Now Mary arose in those
days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,
40 and entered the house of
Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it happened, when
Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and
Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 Then she spoke out with a
loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is
the fruit of your womb!
43 "But why is
this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 "For indeed, as soon
as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb
for joy.
45 "Blessed is
she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were
told her from the Lord."
46 And Mary said: "My
soul magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit has rejoiced
in God my Savior.
48 For He has regarded the
lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will
call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty has
done great things for me, And holy is His name.
50 And His mercy is on
those who fear Him From generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with
His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He has put down the mighty
from their thrones, And exalted the lowly.
53 He has filled the
hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has helped His servant
Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,
55 As He spoke to our
fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever."
56 And Mary remained with her
about three months, and returned to her house.
Matthew 1 NKJV
18 … Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she
was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
19 Then Joseph her husband,
being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was
minded to put her away secretly.
20 But while he thought about
these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for
that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
21 "And she will bring
forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people
from their sins."
22 So all this was done that
it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:
23 "Behold, the virgin
shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name
Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us."
24 Then Joseph, being aroused
from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his
wife.
Luke 2 NKJV
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.
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 wife, who was with child.
6 So it was, that while they
were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her
firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger,
because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 ¶ Now there were in the
same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock
by night.
9 And 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
manger."
13 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!"
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.
17 Now when they had seen Him,
they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.
18 And all those who heard it
marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these
things and pondered them in her heart.
20 Then the shepherds
returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard
and seen, as it was told them.
Matthew 2 NKVJ
1 ¶ Now after Jesus was born
in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, 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 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.
12 Then, being divinely
warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their
own country another way.
13 ¶ Now when they had
departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying,
"Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there
until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy
Him."
14 When he arose, he took the
young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt,
15 and was there until the
death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through
the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."
