Luke 2:8-28

8In the sameG846 regionG5561 there were some shepherdsG4166 stayingG63 outG63 inG63 theG63 fieldsG63 and keepingG5442 watchG5438 overG1909 their flockG4167 at nightG3571. 9And 1an angelG32 of the LordG2962 suddenly 2stoodG2186 nearG2186 them, and the gloryG1391 of the LordG2962 shoneG4034 aroundG4034 them; and they wereG5399 terriblyG5401G3173 frightenedG5399. 10And so the angelG32 saidG3004 to them, “3Do 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 4SaviorG4990, whoG3739 is 56ChristG5547 7the LordG2962. 12And 8thisG3778 will be a signG4592 for you: you will findG2147 a babyG1025 wrappedG4683 inG4683 clothsG4683 and lyingG2749 in a 9mangerG5336.” 13And suddenlyG1810 there appearedG1096 with the angelG32 a multitudeG4128 of the heavenlyG3770 10armyG4756 of angels praisingG134 GodG2316 and sayingG3004,14“11GloryG1391 to GodG2316 in the highestG5310, And on earthG1093 peaceG1515 amongG1722 peopleG444 1213with 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 14mangerG5336. 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 15treasuredG4933 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG4487, ponderingG4820 them in her heartG2588. 20And the shepherdsG4166 wentG5290 backG5290, 16glorifyingG1392 and praisingG134 GodG2316 for allG3956 that they had heardG191 and seenG3708, justG2531 asG2531 had been toldG2980 them.

21And whenG3753 17eightG3638 daysG2250 were completedG4092 18so that it was time for His circumcisionG4059, 19He was alsoG2532 namedG2564G3686 JesusG2424, the name givenG2564 by the angelG32 beforeG4253 He was conceivedG4815 in the wombG2836.

2220And whenG3753 the daysG2250 for 21their purificationG2512 accordingG2596 to the LawG3551 of MosesG3475 were completedG4092, they broughtG321 Him upG321 to JerusalemG2414 to presentG3936 Him to the LordG2962 23(as it is writtenG1125 in the LawG3551 of the LordG2962: “22EveryG3956 firstborn maleG733 that opensG1272 the wombG3388 shall be calledG2564 holyG40 to the LordG2962”), 24and to offerG1325 a sacrificeG2378 accordingG2596 to what has been statedG3004 in the LawG3551 of the LordG2962: “23A pairG2201 of turtledovesG5167 orG2228 twoG1417 youngG3556 dovesG4058.”

25And there was a manG444 in JerusalemG2419 whoseG3739 nameG3686 was SimeonG4826; and thisG3778 manG444 was 24righteousG1342 and devoutG2126, 25lookingG4327 forwardG4327 toG4327 the consolationG3874 of IsraelG2474; and the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 was upon him. 26And 26it had beenG1510 revealedG5537 to him by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 that he would not 27seeG3708 deathG2288 beforeG4250 he had seenG3708 the Lord’sG2962 28ChristG5547. 27And he cameG2064 29by the SpiritG4151 into the templeG2413; and whenG1722 the parentsG1118 broughtG1521 inG1521 the childG3813 JesusG2424, 3031to carryG4160 outG4160 for Him the customG1480 of the LawG3551, 28thenG2532 he tookG1209 Him in his armsG43, and blessedG2127 GodG2316, and saidG3004,