Luke 2:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and this `is' to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'

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  • Isa 7:14 : 14 Therefore the Lord Himself giveth to you a sign, Lo, the Virgin is conceiving, And is bringing forth a son, And hath called his name Immanuel,
  • Isa 53:1-2 : 1 Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed? 2 Yea, he cometh up as a tender plant before Him, And as a root out of a dry land, He hath no form, nor honour, when we observe him, Nor appearance, when we desire him.
  • Ps 22:6 : 6 And I `am' a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
  • Isa 7:11 : 11 `Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God, Make deep the request, or make `it' high upwards.'
  • Exod 3:12 : 12 and He saith, `Because I am with thee, and this `is' to thee the sign that I have sent thee: in thy bringing out the people from Egypt -- ye do serve God on this mount.'
  • 1 Sam 2:34 : 34 and this `is' to thee the sign that cometh unto thy two sons, unto Hophni and Phinehas -- in one day they die both of them;
  • 1 Sam 10:2-7 : 2 In thy going to-day from me -- then thou hast found two men by the grave of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin, at Zelzah, and they have said unto thee, The asses have been found which thou hast gone to seek; and lo, thy father hath left the matter of the asses, and hath sorrowed for you, saying, What do I do for my son? 3 `And thou hast passed on thence, and beyond, and hast come in unto the oak of Tabor, and found thee there have three men going up unto God to Beth-El, one bearing three kids, and one bearing three cakes of bread, and one bearing a bottle of wine, 4 and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand. 5 `Afterwards thou dost come unto the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines `is', and it cometh to pass, at thy coming in thither to the city, that thou hast met a band of prophets coming down from the high place, and before them psaltery, and tabret, and pipe, and harp, and they are prophesying; 6 and prospered over thee hath the Spirit of Jehovah, and thou hast prophesied with them, and hast been turned to another man; 7 and it hath been, when these signs come to thee -- do for thyself as thy hand findeth, for God `is' with thee.
  • 2 Kgs 19:29 : 29 And this to thee `is' the sign, Food of the year `is' the spontaneous growth, And in the second year the self-produced, And in the third year sow ye, and reap, And plant vineyards, and eat their fruits.
  • 2 Kgs 20:8 : 8 And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, `What `is' the sign that Jehovah doth give healing to me, that I have gone up on the third day to the house of Jehovah?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 2:5-11
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    5to enroll himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

    6And it came to pass, in their being there, the days were fulfilled for her bringing forth,

    7and she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.

    8And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,

    9and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.

    10And the messenger said to them, `Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people --

    11because there was born to you to-day a Saviour -- who is Christ the Lord -- in the city of David,

  • Luke 2:13-18
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    13And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

    14`Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'

    15And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, `We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'

    16And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,

    17and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.

    18And all who heard, did wonder concerning the things spoken by the shepherds unto them;

  • Luke 1:30-32
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    30And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

    31and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;

    32he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

  • Luke 2:20-21
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    20and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.

    21And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.

  • Matt 1:20-23
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    20And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, `Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten `is' of the Holy Spirit,

    21and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'

    22And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

    23`Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted `With us `he is' God.'

  • Isa 7:14
    74%

    14Therefore the Lord Himself giveth to you a sign, Lo, the Virgin is conceiving, And is bringing forth a son, And hath called his name Immanuel,

  • Matt 2:1-2
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    1And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

    2saying, `Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

  • Matt 2:8-11
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    8and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, `Having gone -- inquire ye exactly for the child, and whenever ye may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may bow to him.'

    9And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

    10And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

    11and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,

  • Matt 2:4-6
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    4and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

    5And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

    6And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'

  • Luke 1:14-15
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    14and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

    15for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

  • Luke 2:31-34
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    31which Thou didst prepare before the face of all the peoples,

    32a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

    33And Joseph and his mother were wondering at the things spoken concerning him,

    34and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, `Lo, this `one' is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against --

  • Luke 2:27-28
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    27And he came in the Spirit to the temple, and in the parents bringing in the child Jesus, for their doing according to the custom of the law regarding him,

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

  • Matt 1:18
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    18And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,

  • Luke 1:26
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    26And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which `is' Nazareth,

  • Luke 1:35
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    35And the messenger answering said to her, `The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

  • Rev 12:2
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    2and being with child she doth cry out, travailing and pained to bring forth.

  • Luke 2:39
    69%

    39And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;

  • Matt 2:13
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    13And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'

  • Luke 1:44
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    44for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

  • Luke 1:79
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    79To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'

  • Luke 2:23
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    23as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, -- `Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'

  • Matt 1:25
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    25and did not know her till she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.