Luke 2:14-23
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15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the child lying in the manger. 17 When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them, 19 and Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.(B) 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.(C)
Jesus Is Named
21 When the eighth day came, it was time to circumcise the child,[b] and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.(D)
Jesus Is Presented in the Temple
22 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord(E) 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”),(F)
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Luke 2:14-23
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14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace(A) to those on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.(B) 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.(C) 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God(D) for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child,(E) he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.(F)
Jesus Presented in the Temple
22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,(G) Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”[a]),(H)
Footnotes
- Luke 2:23 Exodus 13:2,12
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