Luke 2:5-19

5He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.

6And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.

7She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.

8That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.

9Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified,

10but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.

11The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!

12And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”

13Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

14“Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

15When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger.

17After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.

18All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished,

19but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.