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census

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.

Good News

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.

Saviour

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

Sign

This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Choir

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

Glory

“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

Let's go

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.”

Discovery

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.

Spread the word

When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,

Amazement

and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.

Treasure

But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

first census

(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

Return

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Jesus

On the eighth day,
when it was time to circumcise the child,
he was named Jesus,
the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.

register

And everyone went to their own town to register.

Joseph

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

Mary

He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

Baby

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,

Manger

and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

Shepherds

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

Angels

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.