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J A N U A R Y
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teous man and did not want to disgrace
her publicly, so he decided to break the
engagement* quietly.
20As he considered this, an angel of
the Lord appeared to him in a dream.
“Joseph, son of David,” the angel said,
“do not be afraid to take Mary as your
wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21And she will
have a son, and you are to name him
Jesus,* for he will save his people from
their sins.”
22All of this occurred to fulfill the
Lord’s message through his prophet:
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“Look! The virgin will conceive
a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,*
which means ‘God is with us.’ ”
24When Joseph woke up, he did as
the angel of the Lord commanded and
took Mary as his wife. 25 But he did not
have sexual relations with her until her
son was born. And Joseph named him
Jesus.
2:1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea,
during the reign of King Herod. About
that time some wise men* from eastern
lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
2“Where is the newborn king of the
Jews? We saw his star as it rose,* and we
have come to worship him.”
3King Herod was deeply disturbed
when he heard this, as was everyone in
Jerusalem. 4He called a meeting of the
leading priests and teachers of religious
law and asked, “Where is the Messiah
supposed to be born?”
5“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said,
“for this is what the prophet wrote:
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‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land
of Judah,
are not least among the ruling
cities* of Judah,
for a ruler will come from you
who will be the shepherd for my
people Israel.’*”
7 Then Herod called for a private
meeting with the wise men, and he
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learned from them the time when the
star first appeared. 8Then he told them,
“Go to Bethlehem and search carefully
for the child. And when you find him,
come back and tell me so that I can go
and worship him, too!”
9After this interview the wise men
went their way. And the star they had
seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and
stopped over the place where the child
was. 10When they saw the star, they
were filled with joy! 11They entered the
house and saw the child with his
mother, Mary, and they bowed down
and worshiped him. Then they opened
their treasure chests and gave him gifts
of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another
route, for God had warned them in a
dream not to return to Herod.
1:1 Greek Jesus the Messiah, Son of David and son of
Abraham. 1:3 Greek Aram, a variant spelling of Ram; also
in 1:4. See 1 Chr 2:9-10. 1:7 Greek Asaph, a variant
spelling of Asa; also in 1:8. See 1 Chr 3:10. 1:8a Greek
Joram, a variant spelling of Jehoram; also in 1:8b. See 1 Kgs
22:50 and note at 1 Chr 3:11. 1:8b Or ancestor; also in
1:11. 1:10 Greek Amos, a variant spelling of Amon; also in
1:10b. See 1 Chr 3:14. 1:11 Greek Jeconiah, a variant
spelling of Jehoiachin; also in 1:12. See 2 Kgs 24:6 and note
at 1 Chr 3:16. 1:19 Greek to divorce her. 1:21 Jesus
means “The LORD saves.” 1:23 Isa 7:14; 8:8, 10 (Greek
version). 2:1 Or royal astrologers; Greek reads magi; also
in 2:7, 16. 2:2 Or star in the east. 2:6a Greek the rulers.
2:6b Mic 5:2; 2 Sam 5:2.
PSALM 1:1-6
Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers.
2 But they delight in the law
of the Lord,
meditating on it day and night.
3 They are like trees planted along
the riverbank,
bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither,
and they prosper in all they do.
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But not the wicked!
They are like worthless chaff,
scattered by the wind.
5 They will be condemned at the time
of judgment.
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