Saturday, December 25, 2010
Luke 2:10-12
Luke 2:10-12 (English Standard Version)
10And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all(A) the people. 11For(B) unto you is born this day in(C) the city of David(D) a Savior, who is(E) Christ(F) the Lord. 12And(G) this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby(H) wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."
Isaiah 7:14
Luke 1:5-56
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5(M) In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,[a](N) of(O) the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6And they were both(P) righteous before God, walking(Q) blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7But they had no child, because(R) Elizabeth was barren, and(S) both were advanced in years.8Now(T) while he was serving as priest before God when(U) his division was on duty, 9according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot(V) to enter(W) the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10And the whole multitude of the people(X) were praying(Y) outside at the hour of incense. 11And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of(Z) the altar of incense. 12And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and(AA) fear fell upon him. 13But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for(AB) your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and(AC) you shall call his name John. 14And you will have joy and gladness, and many will(AD) rejoice at his birth, 15for he will be(AE) great before the Lord. And(AF) he must not drink wine or strong(AG) drink, and(AH) he will be(AI) filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. 16And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17and(AJ) he will go before him(AK) in the spirit and power of Elijah,(AL) to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and(AM) the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,(AN) to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."
18And Zechariah said to the angel,(AO) "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years." 19And the angel answered him, "I am(AP) Gabriel.(AQ) I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20And behold,(AR) you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time." 21And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in(AS) the temple. 22And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in(AT) the temple. And(AU) he kept making signs to them and remained mute. 23And(AV) when his time of(AW) service was ended, he went to his home.
24After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, 25"Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me,(AX) to take away my reproach among people."
Birth of Jesus Foretold
26In the sixth month the angel(AY) Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named(AZ) Nazareth, 27(BA) to a virgin betrothed[b] to a man whose name was Joseph,(BB) of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28And he came to her and said, "Greetings,(BC) O favored one,(BD) the Lord is with you!"[c] 29But(BE) she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for(BF) you have found favor with God. 31And behold,(BG) you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and(BH) you shall call his name Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of(BI) the Most High. And the Lord God(BJ) will give to him the throne of(BK) his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob(BL) forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."34And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?"[d]
35And the angel answered her,(BM) "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of(BN) the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[e] will be called(BO) holy—(BP) the Son of God. 36And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her(BQ) who was called barren. 37For(BR) nothing will be impossible with God." 38And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant[f] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And(BS) the angel departed from her.
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39In those days Mary arose and went with haste into(BT) the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth(BU) was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42and she exclaimed with a loud cry,(BV) "Blessed are you among women, and(BW) blessed is(BX) the fruit of your womb! 43And why is this granted to me that the mother of(BY) my Lord should come to me? 44For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45And(BZ) blessed is she who believed that there would be[g] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat
46And Mary said,(CA) "My(CB) soul(CC) magnifies the Lord,
47(CD) and my(CE) spirit rejoices in(CF) God my Savior,
48for(CG) he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations(CH) will call me blessed;
49for(CI) he who is mighty(CJ) has done great things for me,
and(CK) holy is his name.
50And(CL) his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51(CM) He has shown strength with his arm;
(CN) he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52(CO) he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
(CP) and exalted those of humble estate;
53he has filled(CQ) the hungry with good things,
and the rich(CR) he has sent away empty.
54He has(CS) helped(CT) his servant Israel,
(CU) in remembrance of his mercy,
55(CV) as he spoke to our fathers,
(CW) to Abraham and to his offspring forever."
56And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.
Matthew 1:18-25 and 2:1-12
Matthew 1-2 (New International Version, ©2010)
Matthew 1
Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son
18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[d]: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet[e] did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[f] because he will save his people from their sins.”22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”[g] (which means “God with us”).
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
Matthew 2
The Magi Visit the Messiah
1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[h] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’[i]”
7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
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