Luke 2:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

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  • Isa 7:14 : 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
  • Isa 53:1-2 : 1 Who has believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground: he has no form or beauty; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
  • Ps 22:6 : 6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
  • Isa 7:11 : 11 Ask for a sign from the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
  • Exod 3:12 : 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with you; and this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.
  • 1 Sam 2:34 : 34 And this shall be a sign to you, that shall come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; they shall both die on the same day.
  • 1 Sam 10:2-7 : 2 When you depart from me today, then you will find two men by Rachel's tomb in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, The donkeys which you went to seek are found: and, behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and worries about you, saying, What shall I do for my son? 3 Then you shall go forward from there, and you shall come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet you three men going up to God at Bethel, one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: 4 And they will greet you, and give you two loaves of bread; which you shall receive from their hands. 5 After that you shall come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and it shall happen, when you come there to the city, that you shall meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a flute, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: 6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and you shall prophesy with them, and will be turned into another man. 7 And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you.
  • 2 Kgs 19:29 : 29 And this shall be a sign to you: you shall eat this year what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same; and in the third year, sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
  • 2 Kgs 20:8 : 8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 2:5-11
    7 verses
    85%

    5to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.

    6And it was so, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to deliver.

    7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

    8And there were shepherds in the same country, staying in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

    9And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.

    10And the angel said to them, Do not fear, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which will be to all people.

    11For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

  • Luke 2:13-18
    6 verses
    84%

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

    14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.

    15And it came to pass, as the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.

    16And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.

    17And when they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child.

    18And all who heard it wondered at those things which were told to them by the shepherds.

  • Luke 1:30-32
    3 verses
    75%

    30The angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

    31Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a son, and shall call His name JESUS.

    32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

  • Luke 2:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told to them.

    21And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the child, his name was called JESUS, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

  • Matt 1:20-23
    4 verses
    75%

    20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

    21And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

    22Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

    23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

  • Isa 7:14
    74%

    14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

  • Matt 2:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem,

    2Saying, Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east and have come to worship him.

  • Matt 2:8-11
    4 verses
    73%

    8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

    9When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

    10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

    11And when they had come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

  • Matt 2:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

    5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

    6And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule my people Israel.

  • Luke 1:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

  • Luke 2:31-34
    4 verses
    71%

    31which you have prepared before the face of all people,

    32a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

    33And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken of him.

    34And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against

  • Luke 2:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27And he came by the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

    28then he took him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

  • Matt 1:18
    71%

    18Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 1:26
    70%

    26In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

  • Luke 1:35
    70%

    35The angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you. Therefore, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.

  • Rev 12:2
    69%

    2And she was with child, and she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

  • Luke 2:39
    69%

    39And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

  • Matt 2:13
    69%

    13And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring you word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  • Luke 1:44
    68%

    44For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

  • Luke 1:79
    68%

    79To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  • Luke 2:23
    68%

    23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord)

  • Matt 1:25
    68%

    25And did not know her until she had brought forth her firstborn son; and he called his name JESUS.