These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
Luke 2
Brit Hadashah 52 verses
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Just at this time an edict was issued by Caesar Augustus for the registration of the whole Empire.
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It was the first registration made during the governorship of Quirinius in Syria;
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- 3 and all went to be registered—every one to the town to which he belonged.
- 4 So went up from , from the town of , to Judaea, to David’s town of , because he was of the house and lineage of ,
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to have himself registered together with , who was betrothed to him and was with child.
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But while they were there, her full time came,
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- 7 and she gave birth to her first-born son, and wrapped Him round, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Now there were shepherds in the same part of the country, keeping watch over their sheep by night in the open fields,
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when suddenly an of the Lord stood by them, and the of the Lord shone round them; and they were filled with terror.
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But the said to them, “Put away all ; for I am bringing you good news of great joy—joy for all the People.
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For a Saviour who is the Anointed Lord is born to you to-day, in the town of .
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And this is the token for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”
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- 13 And immediately there was with the a multitude of the army of Heaven praising and saying,
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“Glory be to in the highest Heavens, And on earth among men who please Him!”
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Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go over as far as and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
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So they made haste and came and found and , with the babe lying in the manger.
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And when they saw the child, they told what had been said to them about Him;
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and all who listened were astonished at what the shepherds told them.
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But treasured up all these things, often dwelling on them in her mind.
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- 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.
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When eight days had passed and the time for circumcising Him had come, He was called , the given Him by the before His conception in the womb.
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And when the days for their appointed by the Law of had passed, they took Him up to to present Him to the Lord—
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as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every first-born male shall be called to the Lord.”
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And they also offered a as commanded in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons.”
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- 25 Now there was a man in of the of Symeon, an upright and -fearing man, who was waiting for the consolation of , and the Holy was upon him.
- 26 To him it had been revealed by the Holy that he should not see death until he had seen the Lord’s Anointed One.
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Led by the he came to the Temple; and when the parents brought in the child to do with regard to Him according to the custom of the Law,
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he took Him up in his arms and blessed and said,
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“Now, O Sovereign Lord, Thou dost send Thy away in , in fulfilment of Thy ,
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Because mine eyes have seen Thy ,
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Which Thou hast made ready in the sight of all nations—
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- 32 A light to shine upon the Gentiles, And the of Thy people .”
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And while the child’s father and mother were wondering at the words of Symeon concerning Him,
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Symeon blessed them and said to the mother, “This child is appointed for the falling and the uprising of many in and for a token to be spoken against;
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1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Peter 2:7-8 Matthew 21:44 Acts 9:1-20 Hosea 14:9 Acts 28:22 Acts 6:7 Matthew 11:19 Acts 4:26 Isaiah 8:14-15 Genesis 14:19 Acts 17:6 Exodus 39:43 Genesis 47:7 John 9:24-29 Psalm 22:6-8 John 5:18 Psalm 69:9-12 John 8:48-52 Acts 2:36-41 Matthew 12:46 Acts 24:5 Acts 3:15-19 Acts 13:45 Hebrews 7:1 1 Peter 4:14 Matthew 27:63 Hebrews 7:7 Romans 9:32 Matthew 26:65-67 2 Corinthians 2:15-16 Hebrews 12:1-3 Leviticus 9:22-23 Isaiah 8:18 John 3:20 Matthew 27:40-45 - 35 and a sword will pierce through your own also; that the reasonings in many hearts may be revealed.”
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There was also Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, belonging to the tribe of . She was of a very great age, having had after her maidenhood seven years of married life,
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- 37 and then being a widow of eighty-four years. She was never absent from the Temple, but worshipped, by day and by night, with fasting and prayer.
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And coming up just at that moment, she gave thanks to , and spoke about the child to all who were expecting the deliverance of .
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Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required, they returned to to their own town of .
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- 40 And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of rested upon Him.
- 41 Now His parents used to go up year by year to at the Feast of the Passover.
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after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy remained behind in . His parents did not discover this,
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but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day’s journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances;
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- 45 but being unable to find Him they returned to , making anxious inquiry for Him.
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On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,
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while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence and at the answers He gave.
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When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, “My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish.”
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“Why is it that you have been searching for me?” He replied; “did you not that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father’s business?”
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But they did not understand the significance of these words.
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Then He went down with them and came to , and was always obedient to them; but His mother carefully treasured up all these incidents in her memory.
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And as grew older He gained in both wisdom and stature, and in favour with and man.
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