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Luke 2:7-9
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Luke 2:7-9
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
7 And she gave birth to her first-born[a] son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
The Shepherds and the Angels
8 And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.
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- 2.7 first-born: The term connotes possession of certain rights, privileges, and obligations; cf. Ex 13.1-2, 11-16. The word is used even in modem times without necessarily implying subsequent births.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
The Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1965, 1966 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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