Luke 2:1-20

1NowG1161 in thoseG1565 daysG2250 a decreeG1378 wentG1831 outG1831 from 1CaesarG2541 AugustusG828, that a censusG583 beG583 takenG583 of 2allG3956 3the inhabitedG3625 earthG3625. 24ThisG3778 was the firstG4413 censusG582 takenG1096 while 5QuiriniusG2958 wasG2230 governorG2230 of 6SyriaG4947. 3And allG3956 the people wereG4198 onG4198 their wayG4198 to registerG583 forG583 theG583 censusG583, eachG1538 to his ownG1438 cityG4172. 4NowG1161 JosephG2501 alsoG2532 wentG305 upG305 from GalileeG1056, from the cityG4172 of NazarethG3478, to JudeaG2449, to the cityG4172 of DavidG1160 whichG3748 is calledG2564 BethlehemG965, becauseG1223 7he was of the houseG3624 and familyG3965 of DavidG1160, 5in order to registerG583 alongG4862 with MaryG3137, who was 8betrothedG3423 to him, and was pregnantG1471. 6WhileG1722 they were thereG1563, the 9timeG2250 cameG4092 for her to giveG5088 birthG5088. 7And she 10gaveG5088 birthG5088 to her firstbornG4416 sonG5207; and she wrappedG4683 Him inG4683 clothsG4683, and laidG347 Him in a 11mangerG5336, becauseG1360 there was noG3756 12roomG5117 for them in the innG2646.

8In the sameG846 regionG5561 there were some shepherdsG4166 stayingG63 outG63 inG63 theG63 fieldsG63 and keepingG5442 watchG5438 overG1909 their flockG4167 at nightG3571. 9And 13an angelG32 of the LordG2962 suddenly 14stoodG2186 nearG2186 them, and the gloryG1391 of the LordG2962 shoneG4034 aroundG4034 them; and they wereG5399 terriblyG5401G3173 frightenedG5399. 10And so the angelG32 saidG3004 to them, “15Do not beG5399 afraidG5399; for beholdG2400, I bringG2097 you goodG2097 newsG2097 of greatG3173 joyG5479 whichG3748 will be for allG3956 the peopleG2992; 11for todayG4594 in the cityG4172 of DavidG1160 there has been bornG5088 for you a 16SaviorG4990, whoG3739 is 1718ChristG5547 19the LordG2962. 12And 20thisG3778 will be a signG4592 for you: you will findG2147 a babyG1025 wrappedG4683 inG4683 clothsG4683 and lyingG2749 in a 21mangerG5336.” 13And suddenlyG1810 there appearedG1096 with the angelG32 a multitudeG4128 of the heavenlyG3770 22armyG4756 of angels praisingG134 GodG2316 and sayingG3004,14“23GloryG1391 to GodG2316 in the highestG5310, And on earthG1093 peaceG1515 amongG1722 peopleG444 2425with whom He is pleasedG2107.”

15WhenG5613 the angelsG32 had departedG565 from them into heavenG3772, the shepherdsG4166 began sayingG2980 to oneG240 anotherG240, “Let’s goG1330 straightG1330 to BethlehemG965, thenG1211, and seeG3708 thisG3778 thingG4487 that has happenedG1096, whichG3739 the LordG2962 has madeG1107 knownG1107 to us.” 16And they cameG2064 in a hurryG4692 and foundG429 their wayG429 toG429 MaryG3137 and JosephG2501, and the babyG1025 as He layG2749 in the 26mangerG5336. 17When they had seenG3708 Him, they madeG1107 knownG1107 the statementG4487 which had been toldG2980 them aboutG4012 thisG3778 ChildG3813. 18And allG3956 who heardG191 it wereG2296 amazedG2296 aboutG4012 the things which were toldG2980 them by the shepherdsG4166. 19But MaryG3137 27treasuredG4933 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG4487, ponderingG4820 them in her heartG2588. 20And the shepherdsG4166 wentG5290 backG5290, 28glorifyingG1392 and praisingG134 GodG2316 for allG3956 that they had heardG191 and seenG3708, justG2531 asG2531 had been toldG2980 them.