Luke 2:12
And this will be a sign for you: you will find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
In Context
11For today a Savior has been born for you in the city of David: he is Christ the Lord.
13And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the celestial army, praising God and saying,
Cross References
Exodus 3:12And he said to him: “I will be with you. And you will have this as a sign that I have sent you: When you will have brought my people out of Egypt, you will offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain.”
1 Samuel 10:2When you will have departed from me this day, you will find two men beside the sepulcher of Rachel, in the parts of Benjamin to the south. And they will say to you: ‘The donkeys have been found, which you had been seeking as you traveled. And your father, forgetting about the donkeys, has been anxious for you, and he says, “What shall I do about my son?”’
2 Kings 20:8But Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I will ascend to the temple of the Lord on the third day?”
Isaiah 7:11Ask for a sign for yourself from the Lord your God, from the depths below, even to the heights above.
Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Matthew Henry on Luke 2:9-21
Angels Appear to the Shepherds; Visit of the Shepherds to Christ. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.… Read the whole commentary →