Luke 2:12
And this is the sign to you: ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, and lying in a manger.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ [the] Lord.
13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
Cross References
Exodus 3:12And he said, For I will be with thee; and this shall be the sign to thee that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
1 Samuel 10:2When thou goest from me to-day, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to thee, The asses are found which thou wentest to seek, and behold, thy father has dismissed the matter of the asses, and is anxious about you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
2 Kings 20:8And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What [shall be] the sign that Jehovah will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of Jehovah the third day?
Isaiah 7:11Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God; ask for it in the deep, or in the height above.
Isaiah 53:1Who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah 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 →