Luke 2:16

So they went quickly, and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in a manger;

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In The King James Version

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

In Context

15Now, when the angels had left them and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has happened, of which the Lord has told us.”

17and, when they saw it, they told of all that had been said to them about this child.

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Cross References

Luke 2:7and she gave birth to her first child, a son. And because there was no room for them in the inn, she swathed him around and laid him in a manger.

Luke 19:32So the two who were sent went and found it as Jesus had told them.

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 →

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