1 About that time Emperor Augustus gave orders for the names of all the people to be listed in record books.2.1 names … listed in record books: This was done so that everyone could be made to pay taxes to the Emperor.2 These first records were made when Quiriniuswas governor of Syria.2.2 Quirinius was governor of Syria: It is known that Quirinius made a record of the people in a.d. 6 or 7. But the exact date of the record taking that Luke mentions is not known.
3 Everyone had to go to their own hometown to be listed. 4 So Josephhad to leave Nazarethin Galileeand go to Bethlehemin Judea. Long ago Bethlehemhad been King David’s hometown, and Josephwent there because he was from David’s family.
5 Marywas engaged to Joseph and traveled with him to Bethlehem. She was soon going to have a baby, 6 and while they were there, 7 she gave birth to her first-born2.7 first-born: The Jewish people said that the first-born son in each of their families belonged to the Lord.son. She dressed him in baby clothes2.7 dressed him in baby clothes: The Greek text has "wrapped him in wide strips of cloth," which was how young babies were dressed.and laid him on a bed of hay, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The Shepherds
8 That night in the fields near Bethlehem some shepherds were guarding their sheep. 9 Tb 5.4.All at once an angel came down to them from the Lord, and the brightness of the Lord’s glory flashed around them. The shepherds were frightened. 10 But the angel said, "Don’t be afraid! I have good news for you, which will make everyone happy. 11 This very day in King David’s hometown a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord. 12 You will know who he is, because you will find him dressed in baby clothes and lying on a bed of hay."
13 Suddenly many other angels came down from heaven and joined in praising God. They said:
14 "Praise God in heaven!
Peace on earth to everyone
who pleases God."
15 After the angels had left and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let’s go to Bethlehemand see what the Lord has told us about." 16 They hurried off and found Maryand Joseph, and they saw the baby lying on a bed of hay.
17 When the shepherds saw Jesus, they told his parents what the angel had said about him. 18 Everyone listened and was surprised. 19 But Marykept thinking about all this and wondering what it meant.
20 As the shepherds returned to their sheep, they were praising God and saying wonderful things about him. Everything they had seen and heard was just as the angel had said.
21 Lv 12.3;Lk 1.31.Eight days later Jesus' parents did for him what the Law of Moses commands.2.21 what the Law of Moses commands: See the note at 1.59.And they named him Jesus, just as the angel had told Mary when he promised she would have a baby.
Simeon Praises the Lord
22 Lv 12.6-8.The time came for Mary and Joseph to do what the Law of Mosessays a mother is supposed to do after her baby is born.2.22 after her baby is born: After a Jewish mother gave birth to a son, she was considered "unclean" and had to stay home until he was circumcised (see the note at 1.59). Then she had to stay home for another 33 days, before offering a sacrifice to the Lord.
They took Jesus to the temple in Jerusalemand presented him to the Lord, 23 Ex 13.2,12.just as the Law of the Lord says, "Each first-born2.23 first-born: See the note at 2.7.baby boy belongs to the Lord." 24 The Law of the Lord also says parents have to offer a sacrifice, giving at least a pair of doves or two young pigeons. So that is what Mary and Joseph did.
25 At this time a man named Simeonwas living in Jerusalem. Simeonwas a good man. He loved God and was waiting for him to save the people of Israel. God’s Spirit came to him 26 and told him that he would not die until he had seen Christ the Lord.
27 When Mary and Joseph brought Jesusto the temple to do what the Law of Moses says should be done for a new baby, the Spirit told Simeon to go into the temple. 28 Simeon took the baby Jesus in his arms and praised God,
29 "Lord, I am your servant,
and now I can die in peace,
because you have kept
your promise to me.
30 With my own eyes I have seen
what you have done
to save your people,
31 and foreign nations
will also see this.
32 Is 42.6;49.6;52.10.Your mighty power is a light
for all nations,
and it will bring honor
to your people Israel."
33 Jesus' parents were surprised at what Simeon had said. 34 Then he blessed them and told Mary, "This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. The child will be like a warning sign. Many people will reject him, 35 and you, Mary, will suffer as though you had been stabbed by a dagger. But all this will show what people are really thinking."
Anna Speaks about the Child Jesus
36 Jdt 8.4,5.The prophet Annawas also there in the temple. She was the daughter of Phanuelfrom the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. In her youth she had been married for seven years, but her husband died. 37 And now she was 84 years old.2.37 And now she was 84 years old: Or "And now she had been a widow for 84 years."Night and day she served God in the temple by praying and often going without eating.2.37 without eating: The Jewish people sometimes went without eating (also called "fasting") to show their love for God or to show sorrow for their sins.
38 At this time Anna came in and praised God. She spoke about the child Jesus to everyone who hoped for Jerusalemto be set free.
The Return to Nazareth
39 Mt 2.23.After Joseph and Mary had done everything that the Law of the Lord commands, they returned home to Nazarethin Galilee. 40 The child Jesus grew. He became strong and wise, and God blessed him.
The Boy Jesus in the Temple
41 Ex 12.1-27;Dt 16.1-8.Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalemfor Passover. 42 And when Jesus was twelve years old, they all went there as usual for the celebration. 43 After Passover his parents left, but they did not know that Jesushad stayed on in the city. 44 They thought he was traveling with some other people, and they went a whole day before they started looking for him. 45 When they could not find him with their relatives and friends, they went back to Jerusalemand started looking for him there.
46 Three days later they found Jesus sitting in the temple, listening to the teachers and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was surprised at how much he knew and at the answers he gave.
48 When his parents found him, they were amazed. His mother said, "Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been very worried, and we have been searching for you!"
49 Jesus answered, "Why did you have to look for me? Didn’t you know that I would be in my Father’s house?"2.49 in my Father’s house: Or "doing my Father’s work."50 But they did not understand what he meant.
51 Jesus went back to Nazarethwith his parents and obeyed them. His mother kept on thinking about all that had happened.
52 1 S 2.26;Pr 3.4.Jesusbecame wise, and he grew strong. God was pleased with him and so were the people.
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Syria is the region throughout which news about Jesus spread, and people brought to him the sick, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them (Matthew 4:24).
Joseph, a descendant of David and carpenter of Nazareth, was the husband of Mary and raised Jesus; warned in a dream, he fled with them to Egypt (Matthew 1:24).
Nazareth is the town in Galilee where Jesus had been brought up and where, on the Sabbath day, he went into the synagogue and stood up to read (Luke 4:16).
Galilee is the land of Nazareth and Cana, from where Jesus came to be baptized by John in the Jordan and from where crowds and women followed him (Mark 1:9).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Judea is the land where Bethlehem is located, the town where Jesus was born during the time of King Herod. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and there the Jews sought to kill Jesus (Matthew 2:1).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Joseph, a descendant of David and carpenter of Nazareth, was the husband of Mary and raised Jesus; warned in a dream, he fled with them to Egypt (Matthew 1:24).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Mary, a virgin of Nazareth betrothed to Joseph, was the mother of Jesus, whom she conceived by the Holy Spirit, and stood by her son’s cross (Luke 1:27).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Mary, a virgin of Nazareth betrothed to Joseph, was the mother of Jesus, whom she conceived by the Holy Spirit, and stood by her son’s cross (Luke 1:27).
Joseph, a descendant of David and carpenter of Nazareth, was the husband of Mary and raised Jesus; warned in a dream, he fled with them to Egypt (Matthew 1:24).
Mary, a virgin of Nazareth betrothed to Joseph, was the mother of Jesus, whom she conceived by the Holy Spirit, and stood by her son’s cross (Luke 1:27).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Mary, a virgin of Nazareth betrothed to Joseph, was the mother of Jesus, whom she conceived by the Holy Spirit, and stood by her son’s cross (Luke 1:27).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Nazareth is the town in Galilee where Jesus had been brought up and where, on the Sabbath day, he went into the synagogue and stood up to read (Luke 4:16).
Galilee is the land of Nazareth and Cana, from where Jesus came to be baptized by John in the Jordan and from where crowds and women followed him (Mark 1:9).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Nazareth is the town in Galilee where Jesus had been brought up and where, on the Sabbath day, he went into the synagogue and stood up to read (Luke 4:16).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).