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Luke 2 :: King James Version (KJV)

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Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem

(Mat 1:18–25 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:1 - And G1161 it came to pass G1096 in G1722 those G1565 days, G2250 that there went out G1831 a decree G1378 from G3844 Caesar G2541 Augustus, G828 that all G3956 the world G3625 should be taxed. G583
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:2 - (And this G3778 taxing G582 was G1096  first G4413 made G1096 when Cyrenius G2958 was governor G2230 of Syria.) G4947
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:3 - And G2532 all G3956 went G4198 to be taxed, G583 every one G1538 into G1519 his own G2398 city. G4172
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - And G1161 Joseph G2501 also G2532 went up G305 from G575 Galilee, G1056 out of G1537 the city G4172 of Nazareth, G3478 into G1519 Judaea, G2449 unto G1519 the city G4172 of David, G1138 which G3748 is called G2564 Bethlehem; G965 (because G1223 he G846 was G1511 of G1537 the house G3624 and G2532 lineage G3965 of David:) G1138
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:5 - To be taxed G583 with G4862 Mary G3137 his G846 espoused G3423 wife, G1135 being G5607 great with child. G1471
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:6 - And G1161 so it was, G1096 that, while G1722 they G846 were G1511 there, G1563 the days G2250 were accomplished G4130 that she G846 should be delivered. G5088
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:7 - And G2532 she brought forth G5088 her G846 firstborn G4416 son, G5207 and G2532 wrapped G4683  him G846 in swaddling clothes, G4683 and G2532 laid G347 him G846 in G1722 a manger; G5336 because G1360 there was G2258 no G3756 room G5117 for them G846 in G1722 the inn. G2646
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:8 - And G2532 there were G2258 in G1722 the same G846 country G5561 shepherds G4166 abiding in the field, G63 G2532 keeping G5442 watch G5438 over G1909 their G846 flock G4167 by night. G3571
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:9 - And, G2532 lo, G2400 the angel G32 of the Lord G2962 came upon G2186 them, G846 and G2532 the glory G1391 of the Lord G2962 shone round about G4034 them: G846 and G2532 they were sore G3173 afraid. G5399 G5401
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:10 - And G2532 the angel G32 said G2036 unto them, G846 Fear G5399 not: G3361 for, G1063 behold, G2400 I bring G2097  you G5213 good tidings G2097 of great G3173 joy, G5479 which G3748 shall be G2071 to all G3956 people. G2992
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:11 - For G3754 unto you G5213 is born G5088 this day G4594 in G1722 the city G4172 of David G1138 a Saviour, G4990 which G3739 is G2076 Christ G5547 the Lord. G2962
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:12 - And G2532 this G5124 shall be a sign G4592 unto you; G5213 Ye shall find G2147 the babe G1025 wrapped in swaddling clothes, G4683 lying G2749 in G1722 a manger. G5336
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:13 - And G2532 suddenly G1810 there was G1096 with G4862 the angel G32 a multitude G4128 of the heavenly G3770 host G4756 praising G134 God, G2316 and G2532 saying, G3004
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:14 - Glory G1391 to God G2316 in G1722 the highest, G5310 and G2532 on G1909 earth G1093 peace, G1515 good will G2107 toward G1722 men. G444
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:15 - And G2532 it came to pass, G1096 as G5613 the angels G32 were gone away G565 from G575 them G846 into G1519 heaven, G3772 G2532 the shepherds G444 G4166 said G2036 one G240  to G4314 another, G240 Let us G1330  now G1211 go G1330 even unto G2193 Bethlehem, G965 and G2532 see G1492 this G5124 thing G4487 which is come to pass, G1096 which G3739 G3588 the Lord G2962 hath made known G1107 unto us. G2254
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16 - And G2532 they came G2064 with haste, G4692 and G2532 G5037 found G429 Mary, G3137 and G2532 Joseph, G2501 and G2532 the babe G1025 lying G2749 in G1722 a manger. G5336
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:17 - And G1161 when they had seen G1492 it, they made known abroad G1232 the saying G4012 G4487 which G3588 was told G2980 them G846 concerning G4012 this G5127 child. G3813
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:18 - And G2532 all G3956 they that heard G191 it wondered G2296 at G4012 those things which G3588 were told G2980 them G4314 G846 by G5259 the shepherds. G4166
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:19 - But G1161 Mary G3137 kept G4933 all G3956 these things, G4487 G5023 and pondered G4820 them in G1722 her G846 heart. G2588
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:20 - And G2532 the shepherds G4166 returned, G1994 glorifying G1392 and G2532 praising G134 God G2316 for G1909 all the things G3956 that G3739 they had heard G191 and G2532 seen, G1492 as G2531 it was told G2980 unto G4314 them. G846

Jesus Presented at the Temple

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:21 - And G2532 when G3753 eight G3638 days G2250 were accomplished G4130 for the circumcising G4059 of the child, G3813 G2532 his G846 name G3686 was called G2564 JESUS, G2424 which G3588 was so named G2564 of G5259 the angel G32 before G4253 he G846 was conceived G4815 in G1722 the womb. G2836
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:22 - And G2532 when G3753 the days G2250 of her G846 purification G2512 according G2596 to the law G3551 of Moses G3475 were accomplished, G4130 they brought G321 him G846 to G1519 Jerusalem, G2414 to present G3936 him to the Lord; G2962
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:23 - (As G2531 it is written G1125 in G1722 the law G3551 of the Lord, G2962 G3754 Every G3956 male G730 that openeth G1272 the womb G3388 shall be called G2564 holy G40 to the Lord;) G2962
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:24 - And G2532 to offer G1325 a sacrifice G2378 according G2596 to that which is said G2046 in G1722 the law G3551 of the Lord, G2962 A pair G2201 of turtledoves, G5167 or G2228 two G1417 young G3502 pigeons. G4058
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:25 - And, G2532 behold, G2400 there was G2258 a man G444 in G1722 Jerusalem, G2419 whose G3739 name G3686 was Simeon; G4826 and G2532 the same G3778 man G444 was just G1342 and G2532 devout, G2126 waiting G4327 for the consolation G3874 of Israel: G2474 and G2532 the Holy G40 Ghost G4151 was G2258 upon G1909 him. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:26 - And G2532 it was G2258 revealed G5537 unto him G846 by G5259 the Holy G40 Ghost, G4151 that he should G1492  not G3361 see G1492 death, G2288 before G4250 G2228 he had seen G1492 the Lord's G2962 Christ. G5547
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:27 - And G2532 he came G2064 by G1722 the Spirit G4151 into G1519 the temple: G2411 and G2532 when the parents G1118 brought G1521 in G1722 the child G3813 Jesus, G2424 to do G4160 G846 for G4012 him G846 after G2596 the custom G1480 of the law, G3551
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:28 - Then G2532 took G1209  he G846 him G846 up G1209 in G1519 his G846 arms, G43 and G2532 blessed G2127 God, G2316 and G2532 said, G2036
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:29 - Lord, G1203 now G3568 lettest thou G630  thy G4675 servant G1401 depart G630 in G1722 peace, G1515 according G2596 to thy G4675 word: G4487
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:30 - For G3754 mine G3450 eyes G3788 have seen G1492 thy G4675 salvation, G4992
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:31 - Which G3739 thou hast prepared G2090 before G2596 the face G4383 of all G3956 people; G2992
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:32 - A light G5457 to G1519 lighten G602 the Gentiles, G1484 and G2532 the glory G1391 of thy G4675 people G2992 Israel. G2474
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:33 - And G2532 Joseph G2501 and G2532 his G846 mother G3384 marvelled G2258 G2296 at G1909 those things which were spoken G2980 of G4012 him. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34 - And G2532 Simeon G4826 blessed G2127 them, G846 and G2532 said G2036 unto G4314 Mary G3137 his G846 mother, G3384 Behold, G2400 this G3778 child is set G2749 for G1519 the fall G4431 and G2532 rising again G386 of many G4183 in G1722 Israel; G2474 and G2532 for G1519 a sign G4592 which shall be spoken against; G483
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:35 - (Yea, G1161 a sword G4501 shall pierce through G1330 thy G4675 own G846 soul G5590 also,) G2532 that G3704 the thoughts G1261 of G1537 many G4183 hearts G2588 G302 may be revealed. G601
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:36 - And G2532 there was G2258 one Anna, G451 a prophetess, G4398 the daughter G2364 of Phanuel, G5323 of G1537 the tribe G5443 of Aser: G768 she G3778 G846 was of a great G4183 G1722 age, G2250 G4260 and had lived G2198 with G3326 an husband G435 seven G2033 years G2094 from G575 her G846 virginity; G3932
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - And G2532 she G3778 was a widow G5503 of about G5613 fourscore G3589 and four G5064 years, G2094 which G3739 departed G868 not G3756 from G575 the temple, G2411 but served G3000 God with fastings G3521 and G2532 prayers G1162 night G3571 and G2532 day. G2250
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:38 - And G2532 she G3778 G846 coming in G2186 that G846 instant G5610 gave thanks likewise G437 unto the Lord, G2962 and G2532 spake G2980 of G4012 him G846 to all G3956 them that looked G4327 for redemption G3085 in G1722 Jerusalem. G2419

Return to Nazareth

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39 - And G2532 when G5613 they had performed G5055 all things G537 according G2596 to the law G3551 of the Lord, G2962 they returned G5290 into G1519 Galilee, G1056 to G1519 their own G846 city G4172 Nazareth. G3478
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:40 - And G1161 the child G3813 grew, G837 and G2532 waxed strong G2901 in spirit, G4151 filled G4137 with wisdom: G4678 and G2532 the grace G5485 of God G2316 was G2258 upon G1909 him. G846

Visit to Jerusalem

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:41 - Now G2532 his G846 parents G1118 went G4198 to G1519 Jerusalem G2419 every G2596 year G2094 at the feast G1859 of the passover. G3957
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:42 - And G2532 when G3753 he was G1096 twelve G1427 years old, G2094 they G846 went up G305 to G1519 Jerusalem G2414 after G2596 the custom G1485 of the feast. G1859
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:43 - And G2532 when they had fulfilled G5048 the days, G2250 as G1722 they G846 returned, G5290 the child G3816 Jesus G2424 tarried behind G5278 in G1722 Jerusalem; G2419 and G2532 Joseph G2501 and G2532 his G846 mother G3384 knew G1097 not G3756 of it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:44 - But G1161 they, supposing G3543 him G846 to have been G1511 in G1722 the company, G4923 went G2064 a day's G2250 journey; G3598 and G2532 they sought G327 him G846 among G1722 their kinsfolk G4773 and G2532 G1722 acquaintance. G1110
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:45 - And G2532 when they found G2147 him G846 not, G3361 they turned back again G5290 to G1519 Jerusalem, G2419 seeking G2212 him. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:46 - And G2532 it came to pass, G1096 that after G3326 three G5140 days G2250 they found G2147 him G846 in G1722 the temple, G2411 sitting G2516 in G1722 the midst G3319 of the doctors, G1320 both G2532 hearing G191 them, G846 and G2532 asking G1905  them G846 questions. G1905
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:47 - And G1161 all G3956 that heard G191 him G846 were astonished G1839 at G1909 his G846 understanding G4907 and G2532 answers. G612
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:48 - And G2532 when they saw G1492 him, G846 they were amazed: G1605 and G2532 his G846 mother G3384 said G2036 unto G4314 him, G846 Son, G5043 why G5101 hast thou G4160  thus G3779 dealt G4160 with us? G2254 behold, G2400 thy G4675 father G3962 and I G2504 have sought G2212 thee G4571 sorrowing. G3600
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:49 - And G2532 he said G2036 unto G4314 them, G846 How G5101 is it that G3754 ye sought G2212 me? G3165 wist ye G1492 not G3756 that G3754 I G3165 must G1163 be G1511 about G1722 my G3450 Father's business? G3962
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:50 - And G2532 they G846 understood G4920 not G3756 the saying G4487 which G3739 he spake G2980 unto them. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:51 - And G2532 he went down G2597 with G3326 them, G846 and G2532 came G2064 to G1519 Nazareth, G3478 and G2532 was G2258 subject G5293 unto them: G846 but G2532 his G846 mother G3384 kept G1301 all G3956 these G5023 sayings G4487 in G1722 her G846 heart. G2588
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:52 - And G2532 Jesus G2424 increased G4298 in wisdom G4678 and G2532 stature, G2244 and G2532 in favour G5485 with G3844 God G2316 and G2532 man. G444
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