Luke 2:12

Luke 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
• New International Version (NIV)This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

Context of Luke 2:12

10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people: 11Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.” 13Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”

Luke 2:12 word by word

καὶ τοῦτο ὑμῖν τὸ σημεῖον· εὑρήσετε βρέφος ἐσπαργανωμένον καὶ κείμενον ἐν φάτνῃ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• a signὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• a signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Ye shall findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• the babeβρέφοςbrephos · infantG1025
• wrapped in swaddling clothesσπαργανόωsparganoō · to wrapG4683
• lyingκεῖμαιkeimai · to lay/be appointedG2749
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a mangerφάτνηphatnē · mangerG5336

Cross-references for Luke 2:12

• Exodus 3:12He replied, “Surely I will be with you, and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you bring the people out of Egypt, you and they will serve God on this mountain.”
• 1 Samuel 10:2When you leave me today, you will find two men near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah on Benjamin’s border. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you have gone looking for have been found. Your father is no longer concerned about the donkeys but has become anxious about you two! He is asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
• Isaiah 53:1Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord’s power revealed through him?

Commentaries on Luke 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12This shall be a sign (or token) unto you - You shall find this glorious person, however strange it may appear, wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a stable! It is by humility that Christ comes to reign; and this is the only way into his kingdom! Pride is the character of all the children of Adam: humility the mark of the Son of God, and of all his followers. Christ came in the way of humility to destroy that pride which is the root of evil in the souls…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12This shall be a sign … - The evidence by which you shall know the child is that you will find him wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 Angels were heralds of the new-born Saviour, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were in the business of their calling, keeping watch over their flock. We are not out of the way of Divine visits, when we are employed in an honest calling, and abide with God in it. Let God have the honour of this work; Glory to God in the highest. God's good-will to men, manifested in sending the Messiah, redounds to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12a sign: Shepherds would notice the contrast between the baby’s security and his lowly circumstances. He was wrapped in strips of cloth, but he was lying in a manger, an animal feeding box. This was unusual and showed that God was at work.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. a sign--"the sign." the babe--"a Babe." a manger--"the manger." The sign was to consist, it seems, solely in the overpowering contrast between the things just said of Him and the lowly condition in which they would find Him--Him whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting, "ye shall find a Babe"; whom the heaven of heavens cannot contain, "wrapt in swaddling bands"; the "Saviour, Christ the Lord," lying in a manger! Thus early were…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:12

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Children
• Gospel
• Jesus, the Christ
• Manger
• Mary
• Shepherd
• Swaddle

In the dictionaries

• Birth
• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn
• Jesus
• Lighten
• Manger

Commentaries on Luke 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings