Luke 2:12
And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
11For, this day, is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.
13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God, and saying:
Cross References
Exodus 3:12And he said to him: I will be with thee: and this thou shalt have for a sign, that I have sent thee: When thou shalt have brought my people out of Egypt, thou shalt offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain.
1 Samuel 10:2When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south, and they shall say to thee: The asses are found which thou wentest to seek: and thy father thinking no more of the asses is concerned for you, and saith: What shall I do for my son?
2 Kings 20:8And Ezechias had said to Isaias: What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the temple of the Lord the third day?
Isaiah 7:11Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above.
Isaiah 53:1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord 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 →