D.
His birth
2:1-20
Luke 2
:1
2:1
And in those days a decree went out from
aCaesar Augustus for a
bcensus to be taken of all the inhabited earth.
Luke 2
:2
2:2
This was the
1first census that took place when Quirinius
agoverned Syria.
Luke 2
:3
2:3
And all went to be registered, each to his own city.
Luke 2
:4
2:4
And aJoseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of
bNazareth into Judea, to David's city, which is called
cBethlehem, because he was of the
1house and family of David,
Luke 2
:5
2:5
To be registered with Mary, who was engaged to him and was
apregnant.
Luke 2
:6
2:6
And while they were there, the days were fulfilled for her to bear,
Luke 2
:7
2:7
And she
1abore her
bfirstborn son; and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a
2manger because there was no place for them in the
cinn.
Luke 2
:8
2:8
And there were
1shepherds in the same region, spending their nights in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.
Luke 2
:9
2:9
And an
aangel of the Lord
bstood by them, and the
cglory of the Lord shone around them; and they
dfeared greatly.
Luke 2
:10
2:10
And the angel said to them, Do
anot be afraid; for behold, I
bannounce to you good news of
cgreat joy, which will be for
dall the people,
Luke 2
:11
2:11
Because today a
aSavior has been
bborn to you in
cDavid's city, who is
dChrist the
eLord.
Luke 2
:12
2:12
And this will be the
1sign to you: you will find a
2baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.
Luke 2
:13
2:13
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
aarmy,
1bpraising God and saying,
Luke 2
:14
2:14
aGlory in the
bhighest places to God, and on
cearth 1dpeace among
2men of
His egood pleasure.
Luke 2
:15
2:15
And when the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds spoke to one another, Let us go then to Bethlehem and see this
1thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.
Luke 2
:16
2:16
And they came in haste and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger.
Luke 2
:17
2:17
And when they had seen
this, they made known the word which was spoken to them concerning this little child.
Luke 2
:18
2:18
And all those who heard marveled at the things spoken to them by the shepherds.
Luke 2
:19
2:19
But Mary kept all these things and pondered
them in her
aheart.
Luke 2
:20
2:20
And the shepherds returned,
aglorifying and praising God for all the things which they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken to them.
E.
His youth
2:21-52
1.
Circumcised and named
v.21
Luke 2
:21
2:21
And when eight days were fulfilled to
acircumcise Him, His name was called
bJesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
2.
Presented and adored
vv. 22-39
Luke 2
:22
2:22
And when the days for their
apurification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they
bbrought Him up to Jerusalem to present
Him to the Lord
Luke 2
:23
2:23
(Even as it is written in the
alaw of the Lord,
b"Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord''),
Luke 2
:24
2:24
And to give a sacrifice according to what is said in the
1law of the Lord:
2A pair of turtledoves or two young doves.
Luke 2
:25
2:25
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was
1arighteous and
bdevout,
cwaiting for the
2dconsolation of Israel, and the
eHoly Spirit was upon him.
Luke 2
:26
2:26
And it had been divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit that he would
anot see death before he had seen the Lord's
bChrist.
Luke 2
:27
2:27
And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the little child Jesus for them to do according to the custom of the
alaw concerning Him,
Luke 2
:28
2:28
He received Him into his arms and
ablessed God and said,
Luke 2
:29
2:29
Now You release Your slave, Master, according to Your word, in
apeace;
Luke 2
:30
2:30
For my eyes have seen Your
1asalvation,
Luke 2
:31
2:31
Which You have prepared before the face of all the peoples,
Luke 2
:32
2:32
A 1alight for revelation to the Gentiles and the
bglory of Your people Israel.
Luke 2
:33
2:33
And His father and mother marveled at the things being spoken about Him.
Luke 2
:34
2:34
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, Behold, this One is
1appointed for the
afalling and rising up of many in Israel and for a
2sign bspoken against —
Luke 2
:35
2:35
And a
1sword will pierce through your own soul also — so that the reasonings of many hearts may be
2revealed.
Luke 2
:36
2:36
And there was one Anna, a
aprophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of
bAsher. She was well advanced in years, having lived with
her husband seven years from her virginity,
Luke 2
:37
2:37
1And she was a
awidow up to the age of eighty-four, who did not depart from the temple,
2serving God with
bfastings and petitions
cnight and day.
Luke 2
:38
2:38
And at that very hour she came up and returned thanks to God, and spoke concerning Him to all those
awaiting for the
1bredemption 2of Jerusalem.
Luke 2
:39
2:39
And when they had finished all things according to the
alaw of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city,
1bNazareth.
3.
Growing and advancing
vv. 40-52
Luke 2
:40
2:40
And the little child
1grew and became strong, being filled with
2awisdom, and the
3grace of God was upon Him.
Luke 2
:41
2:41
And His parents went year by year to
aJerusalem at the Feast of the
bPassover.
Luke 2
:42
2:42
And when He became
1twelve years old, they went up according to the
2acustom of the feast.
Luke 2
:43
2:43
And when they had completed the days, while they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and His parents did not know
it.
Luke 2
:44
2:44
But supposing that He was in the company, they went a day's journey and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances.
Luke 2
:45
2:45
And when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem searching for Him.
Luke 2
:46
2:46
And after three days they found Him in the
atemple, sitting in the midst of the
bteachers, both hearing them and questioning them.
Luke 2
:47
2:47
And all those who heard Him were
aamazed at His understanding and His answers.
Luke 2
:48
2:48
And when they saw Him, they were astounded; and His mother said to Him, Child, why have You treated us like this? Behold, Your father and I, being
1greatly distressed, have been seeking You.
Luke 2
:49
2:49
And He said to them, Why is it that you were seeking Me? Did you not know that I
1must be
2in the things of
3aMy Father?
Luke 2
:50
2:50
And they did
anot understand the word which He spoke to them.
Luke 2
:51
2:51
And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was
1subject to them. And His mother carefully kept all these things in her
aheart.
Luke 2
:52
2:52
And Jesus advanced in wisdom and
1stature and in the
2agrace manifested in Him before God and men.
