gospel

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In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
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(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
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And everyone went to his own town to register.

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When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
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So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
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When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,
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and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
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But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

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The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
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On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived.
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When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
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But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
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Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ [1] the Lord.
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This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
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Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
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"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."