Luke 2, verse by verse ...

[StMatthew2429]

Luke 2:9:
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.

 

[JPPT1974]

Luke 2:10:And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

 

[doc329]

Luke 2:11
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord

 

[StMatthew2429]

Luke 2:12:
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

 

[kittystrawberry]

Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

 

[kittystrawberry]

Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

 

[angelwind]

Luke 2:15

So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethelem and see this things that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us."

 

[ChristianCandy]

[bible]Luke 2:16[/bible]

 

[barb754]

Luke 2:17

When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,

 

[angelwind]

Luke 2:18

And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

 

[kittystrawberry]

Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

 

[angelwind]

Luke 2:20

Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

 

[NorwayUnn]

Luke 2:21

On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived.

 

[StMatthew2429]

Luke 2:22:

And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

 

[kittystrawberry]

Luke 2:23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord

 

[doc329]

Luke 2:24
and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons

 

[kittystrawberry]

Luke 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

 

[StMatthew2429]

Luke 2:26:
And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

 

[Phil413]

Luke 2:27

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

 

[angelwind]

Luke 2:28

he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said: