Luke 2:12

Translations

Modern

And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

Traditional

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

Literal

And this is the sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

Latin

Et hoc vobis signum: invenietis infantem pannis involutum, et positum in præsepio.

Original

Greek

English

And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

Notes

Luke 2:12

a sign: Shepherds would notice the contrast between the baby’s security and his lowly circumstances. He was wrapped in strips of cloth, but he was lying in a manger, an animal feeding box. This was unusual and showed that God was at work.

Theme notes and profiles

Mary, Mother of Jesus Angels The Birth of Christ The Blessings of Jesus

Events

Birth of Jesusc. 4 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
Isaiah 53:1–2
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Isaiah 7:11
“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
Psalm 22:6
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
2 Kings 19:29
And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Exodus 3:12
“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
1 Samuel 10:2–7
When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
2 Kings 20:8
Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”
1 Samuel 2:34
And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.

Glossary

Angel Baptism of Jesus Bethlehem Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Luke, Gospel of Manger Virgin Birth of Jesus

Topics

Angel (A Spirit): Functions of Announces the Birth of Jesus Angels: Announced: The Birth of Christ Baby Jesus Children: Treatment of, at Birth Gospel: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Jesus, the Christ: Angels Appear to the Shepherds (In the Vicinity of Bethlehem) Jesus, the Christ: Humanity of Jesus, the Christ: Incarnation of Manger: (A Feeding Box for Cattle) Mary: The Mother of Jesus Shepherd: Angels Appeared To Swaddle: (Wrapping, Bundling) of Children

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