¹¹Today in the town of David a Savior^x has been born to you; he is the Messiah,^y the Lord.^z ¹²This will be a sign^a to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

¹³Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

¹⁴“Glory to God in the highest heaven,

and on earth peace^b to those on whom his favor rests.”

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Luke 2:11: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Cross references

xSee Mt 1:21; See Jn 3:17; 4:42; Ac 5:31; 13:23; See Ro 11:14; 1 Ti 4:10; 1 Jn 4:14
y Mt 1:16; 16:16, 20; Jn 11:27; Ac 2:36; 3:20; See 9:22
zSee Jn 13:13
a 1 Sa 2:34; 10:7; 2 Ki 19:29; Ps 86:17; Isa 7:14
b Isa 9:6; 52:7; 53:5; Mic 5:5; Lk 1:79; See Jn 14:27; Ro 5:1; Eph 2:14, 17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped tightly in cloth and lying in a manger.”

Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:

Glory to God in the highest heaven,

and peace on earth to people he favors!

NLTNew Living Translation

The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”

Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in highest heaven,

and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

that today a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, was born for you in the city of David. And this will be the sign for you: you will find the baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace

among people with whom he is pleased!”

KJV 1900King James Version

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest,

And on earth peace,

Good will toward men.

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