Luke 2:1–14

The Birth of Jesus Christ

2In those days ^la decree went out from ^mCaesar Augustus that all the world should be ⁿregistered. ²This was the first ⁿregistration when¹ Quirinius ^owas governor of Syria. ³And all went to be registered, each to his own town. ⁴And Joseph also went up ^pfrom Galilee, from the town of ^qNazareth, to Judea, to ^rthe city of David, which is called ^sBethlehem, ^tbecause he was of the house and lineage of David, ⁵to be registered with Mary, his betrothed,² who was with child. ⁶And ^twhile they were there, the time came for her to give birth. ⁷And she gave birth to her firstborn son and ^uwrapped him in swaddling cloths and ^vlaid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in ^wthe inn.³

The Shepherds and the Angels

⁸And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. ⁹And an angel of the Lord ^xappeared to them, and ^ythe glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. ¹⁰And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all ^zthe people. ¹¹For ^aunto you is born this day in ^bthe city of David ^ca Savior, who is ^dChrist ^ethe Lord. ¹²And ^fthis will be a sign for you: you will find a baby ^gwrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” ¹³And suddenly there was with the angel ^ha multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

¹⁴ⁱ“Glory to God ^jin the highest,

^jand on earth ^kpeace ^lamong those with whom he is pleased!”⁴