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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 a sign. Behold, a young woman
shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Imman'u-el.
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 upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
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7
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Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, upon
the throne of David, and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold
it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and for evermore.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
Luke 1
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26
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In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee
named Nazareth,
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27
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to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David;
and the virgin's name was Mary.
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28
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And he came to her and said, "Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you!"
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29
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But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind
what sort of greeting this might be.
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30
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And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found
favor with God.
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31
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And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall
call his 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; and the
Lord God will give to 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 for ever; and of his kingdom
there will be no end."
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34
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And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
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35
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And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the
power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
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36
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And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived
a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
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37
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For with God nothing will be impossible."
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38
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And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me
according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
Luke 2
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1
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In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world
should be enrolled.
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2
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This was the first enrollment, when Quirin'i-us was governor of Syria.
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3
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And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city.
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4
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And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea,
to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the
house and lineage of David,
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5
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to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
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6
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And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered.
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7
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And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths,
and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
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8
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And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch
over their flock by night.
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9
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And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone
around them, and they were filled with fear.
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10
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And the angel said to them, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good
news of a great joy which will come to all the people;
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11
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for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ
the Lord.
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12
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And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling
cloths and lying in a manger."
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13
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And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God and saying,
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14
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"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he
is pleased!"
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15
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When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to
one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
which the Lord has made known to us."
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16
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And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying
in a manger.
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And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them
concerning this child;
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18
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and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
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19
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But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart.
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20
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And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had
heard and seen, as it had been told them.