Luke 2:8-28

8AndG2532 there wereG1510 shepherdsG4166 residing in the fieldsG63 nearbyG1722G3588G846G5561, keepingG5442 watchG5438 overG1909 theirG846 flocksG4167 by nightG3571. 9Just thenG2532 an angelG32 of the LordG2962 stood beforeG2186 themG846, andG2532 the gloryG1391 of the LordG2962 shone aroundG4034 themG846, andG2532 they were terrifiedG3173G5401G5399. 10ButG2532 theG3588 angelG32 saidG2036 to themG846, “Do notG3361 be afraidG5399! ForG1063 beholdG2400, I bring you good newsG2097G4771 of greatG3173 joyG5479 thatG3748 will beG1510 for allG3956 theG3588 peopleG2992: 11TodayG4594 inG1722 the cityG4172 of DavidG1138 a SaviorG4990 has been bornG5088 to youG4771. HeG3739 isG1510 ChristG5547 the LordG2962! 12AndG2532 thisG3778 will be aG3588 signG4592 to youG4771: You will findG2147 a babyG1025 wrapped in swaddling clothsG4683 andG2532 lyingG2749 inG1722 a mangerG5336.”

13AndG2532 suddenlyG1810 there appearedG1096 withG4862 theG3588 angelG32 a great multitudeG4128 of the heavenlyG3770 hostG4756, praisingG134 GodG2316 andG2532 sayingG3004:

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WhenG1096G5613 theG3588 angelsG32 had leftG565G575 themG846 and gone intoG1519 heavenG3772, theG3588 shepherdsG4166 saidG2980 toG4314 one anotherG240, “Let us goG1330 toG2193 BethlehemG965 andG2532 seeG3708 thisG3778 thing thatG3588 has happenedG1096, whichG3739 theG3588 LordG2962 has made knownG1107 to usG1473.”

16SoG2532 they hurried offG2064G4692 andG2532 foundG429 MaryG3137 andG2532 JosephG2501 andG2532 theG3588 BabyG1025, who was lyingG2749 inG1722 theG3588 mangerG5336. 17After they had seenG3708 the Child, they spreadG1107 theG3588 messageG4487 they had receivedG2980G846 aboutG4012 Him. 18AndG2532 allG3956 whoG3588 heardG191 it were amazedG2296 atG4012 whatG3588 theG3588 shepherdsG4166 saidG2980 toG4314 themG846. 19ButG1161 MaryG3137 treasured upG4933 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG4487 and ponderedG4820 them inG1722 herG846 heartG2588.

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TheG3588 shepherdsG4166 returnedG5290, glorifyingG1392 andG2532 praisingG134 GodG2316 forG1909 allG3956 they had heardG191 andG2532 seenG3708, which was just asG2531 the angel had toldG2980 themG846.

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WhenG3753 the eightG3638 daysG2250 beforeG3588 HisG846 circumcisionG4059 had passedG4130, He was namedG2564 JesusG2424, theG3588 nameG3686 theG3588 angelG32 had givenG2564 Him beforeG4253 HeG846 was conceivedG4815G1722G3588G2836.

22AndG2532 whenG3753 theG3588 timeG2250 ofG3588 purificationG2512 according toG2596 theG3588 LawG3551 of MosesG3475 was completeG4130, His parents broughtG321 HimG846 toG1519 JerusalemG2414 to presentG3936 Him to theG3588 LordG2962 23(asG2531 it is writtenG1125 inG1722 the LawG3551 of the LordG2962: “EveryG3956 firstbornG1272G3388 maleG730 shall be consecratedG2564G40 to theG3588 LordG2962”1), 24andG2532 to offerG1325 the sacrificeG2378 specifiedG2596G3588G2046 inG1722 theG3588 LawG3551 of the LordG2962: “A pairG2201 of turtledovesG5167 orG2228 twoG1417 youngG3502 pigeonsG4058.”2

25NowG2532G2400 there wasG1510 a manG444 inG1722 JerusalemG2419 namedG3686 SimeonG4826, who was righteousG1342 andG2532 devoutG2126. He was waiting forG4327 the consolationG3874 of IsraelG2474, andG2532 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 wasG1510 uponG1909 himG846. 26TheG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 hadG1510 revealedG5537 to himG846 that he would notG3361 seeG3708 deathG2288 beforeG4250G2228G302 he had seenG3708 theG3588 Lord’sG2962 ChristG5547. 27Led by theG3588 SpiritG4151, he wentG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 templeG2411 courts.3 AndG2532 whenG1722G3588 theG3588 parentsG1118 brought inG1521 theG3588 childG3813 JesusG2424 to doG846G4160 forG4012 HimG846 what was customaryG2596G3588G1480 under theG3588 LawG3551, 28Simeon tookG1209 HimG846 inG1519 his armsG43 andG2532 blessedG2127 GodG2316, sayingG2036: