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

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

^{12 Ref} And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

^{13 Ref} And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,

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

^{15 Ref} And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us.

^{16 Ref} And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

^{17 Ref} And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

^{18 Ref} And all those to whose ears it came were full of wonder at the things said by the keepers of the sheep.

^{19 Ref} But Mary kept all these words in her heart, and gave much thought to them.