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Glory
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you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips
of cloth, lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—
praising God and saying,
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“Glory to God in highest heaven,
and peace on earth to those
with whom God is pleased.”
When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other,
“Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord
has told us about.”
16 They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the
baby, lying in the manger. 17 After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what
had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. 18 All who
heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, 19 but Mary kept all these things in
her heart and thought about them often.
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The shepherds went back to their flocks,
glorifying and praising God
for all they had heard and seen.
It was just as the angel had told them.
Jesus Is Presented in the Temple
Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name
given him by the angel even before he was conceived.
22 Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of
Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present
him to the Lord. 23 The law of the Lord says, “If a woman’s first child is a boy, he
must be dedicated to the Lord.” 24 So they offered the sacrifice required in the law
of the Lord—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
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The Prophecy of Simeon
25 At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and
devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The
Holy Spirit was upon him 26 and had revealed to him that he would not die until he
had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when
Mary and Joseph came to present the baby J esus to the Lord as the law required,
28 Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying,
“Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace,
as you have promised.
30 I have seen your salvation,
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which you have prepared for all people.
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highest heaven
PEACE
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earth to t h o s e w i t h w h o m
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God i s pleased.
Luk e 2:14
