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11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!

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21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus,[a] for he will save his people from their sins.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1:21 Jesus means “The Lord saves.”

For a child is born to us,
    a son is given to us.
The government will rest on his shoulders.
    And he will be called:
Wonderful Counselor,[a] Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:6 Or Wonderful, Counselor.

36 “So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!”

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But—

When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.[a] He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.

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  1. 3:5 Greek He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.

43 Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me?

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16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,[a] the Son of the living God.”

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Footnotes

  1. 16:16 Or the Christ. Messiah (a Hebrew term) and Christ (a Greek term) both mean “anointed one.”

36 This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

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42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.”

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16 Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.

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11 and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord,
    to the glory of God the Father.

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And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.

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Faith in the Son of God

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[a] has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Or the Messiah.

47 Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven.

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He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said, “This Jesus I’m telling you about is the Messiah.”

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31 Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven.

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31 But these are written so that you may continue to believe[a] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:31 Some manuscripts read that you may believe.

10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,
    nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants,[a]
until the coming of the one to whom it belongs,[b]
    the one whom all nations will honor.

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Footnotes

  1. 49:10a Hebrew from between his feet.
  2. 49:10b Or until tribute is brought to him and the peoples obey; traditionally rendered until Shiloh comes.

14 Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.

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Freedom from Rules and New Life in Christ

And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.

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But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:5 Greek sons; also in 4:6.

27 “Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.”

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41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others said, “But he can’t be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee?

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Is Jesus the Messiah?

25 Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? 26 But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah? 27 But how could he be? For we know where this man comes from. When the Messiah comes, he will simply appear; no one will know where he comes from.”

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69 We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 6:69 Other manuscripts read you are the Christ, the Holy One of God; still others read you are the Christ, the Son of God; and still others read you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

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