⁶ And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

⁷ And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

⁸ And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night.

¹⁴ Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.

²⁰ Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.

¹¹ For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

¹⁰ And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

¹⁴ For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.

⁴ And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

⁵ To be put on the list with Mary, his future wife, who was about to become a mother.

⁶ And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

²⁰ But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.

²¹ And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.

²² Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

²³ See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

²⁴ And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him, and took her as his wife;