birth of jesus

¹⁸Now the procreation of the Christ occurred in this way. After his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they lived together, she was found to have conceived in her womb by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹Then Joseph, her husband, since he was just and was not willing to hand her over, preferred to send her away secretly. ²⁰But while thinking over these things, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to accept Mary as your wife. For what has been formed in her is of the Holy Spirit. ²¹And she shall give birth to a son. And you shall call his name JESUS. For he shall accomplish the salvation of his people from their sins.” ²²Now all this occurred in order to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: ²³“Behold, a virgin shall conceive in her womb, and she shall give birth to a son. And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which means: God is with us.”

⁷And she brought forth her firstborn son. And she wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them at the inn.

¹⁴For this reason, the Lord himself will grant to you a sign. Behold, a virgin will conceive, and she will give birth to a son, and his name will be called Immanuel.

⁶For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. And leadership is placed upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called: wonderful Counselor, mighty God, father of the future age, Prince of Peace.

¹⁴And the Word became flesh, and he lived among us, and we saw his glory, glory like that of an only-begotten Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

²And you, Bethlehem Ephrata, are a little one among the thousands of Judah. From you will go forth he who shall be the ruler in Israel, and his landing place has been set from the beginning, from the days of eternity.

²⁶Then, in the sixth month, the Angel Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, ²⁷to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary. ²⁸And upon entering, the Angel said to her: “Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.” ²⁹And when she had heard this, she was disturbed by his words, and she considered what kind of greeting this might be. ³⁰And the Angel said to her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God. ³¹Behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and you shall bear a son, and you shall call his name: JESUS.

¹And so, when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of king Herod, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

¹And so, when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of king Herod, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, ²saying: “Where is he who was born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and we have come to adore him.” ³Now king Herod, hearing this, was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴And gathering together all the leaders of the priests, and the scribes of the people, he consulted with them as to where the Christ would be born. ⁵And they said to him: “In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it has been written by the prophet: ⁶‘And you, Bethlehem, the land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah. For from you shall go forth the ruler who shall guide my people Israel.’ ”

²¹And she shall give birth to a son. And you shall call his name JESUS. For he shall accomplish the salvation of his people from their sins.”

¹⁶For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.