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Isaiah 7:14,9:6-7,Luke 1:26-38,2:1-20
Isaiah 7
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14
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Therefore the Lord himself will give you [1]
a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and
[2]
will call him Immanuel. [3]
Isaiah 9
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6
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will
be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, [4]
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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7
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Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will
reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding
it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal
of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
Luke 1
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26
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In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
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27
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to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of
David. The virgin's name was Mary.
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28
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The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored!
The Lord is with you."
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29
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Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting
this might be.
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30
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But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor
with God.
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31
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You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him
the name Jesus.
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32
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He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord
God will give him the throne of his father David,
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33
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and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never
end."
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34
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"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"
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35
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The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power
of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be
called [5] the Son of God.
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36
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Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and
she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month.
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37
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For nothing is impossible with God."
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38
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"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have
said." Then the angel left her.
Luke 2
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1
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In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken
of the entire Roman world.
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2
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(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor
of Syria.)
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3
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And everyone went to his own town to register.
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4
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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.
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5
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He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him
and was expecting a child.
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6
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While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,
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7
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and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and
placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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8
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And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch
over their flocks at night.
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9
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An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone
around them, and they were terrified.
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10
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But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of
great joy that will be for all the people.
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11
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Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ
[6]
the Lord.
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12
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This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and
lying in a manger."
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13
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Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel,
praising God and saying,
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14
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"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor
rests."
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15
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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."
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16
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So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying
in the manger.
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17
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When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told
them about this child,
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18
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and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
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19
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But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
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20
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The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things
they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
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14 The Hebrew is plural.
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14 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and he or and they
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14 Immanuel means God with us.
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6 Or Wonderful, Counselor
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35 Or So the child to be born will be called holy,
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11 Or Messiah. "The Christ" (Greek) and "the Messiah" (Hebrew)
both mean "the Anointed One"; also in verse 26.
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