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(And thistaxingwasfirstmade when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
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Andallwent to be taxed,[a] every oneinto his owncity.
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AndJosephalso went upfromGalilee, out of the city of Nazareth,intoJudaea,unto the city of David,which is calledBethlehem;* (because hewasof the houseandlineage of David:)
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To be taxed[b]withMaryhisespousedwife,being great with child.
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And so it was, that, whiletheywerethere, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
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And she brought forthherfirstbornson,andwrappedhim in swaddling clothes, andlaidhimin a manger;because there wasnoroom for themin the inn.
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And there werein the samecountryshepherds abiding in the field*, keepingwatch[c]overtheirflock by night.
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And,lo, the angel of the Lord came uponthem,and the glory of the Lord shone round aboutthem:and they were soreafraid*.
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And the angelsaid unto them,Fearnot:for,behold, I bringyou good tidings of greatjoy,which shall be to allpeople.
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For unto you is born this dayin the city of David a Saviour,whichisChrist the Lord.
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Andthis shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lyingin a manger.
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Andsuddenly there waswith the angel a multitude of the heavenlyhostpraisingGod,andsaying,
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Glory to Godin the highest,andonearthpeace, good willtowardmen.
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And it came to pass, as the angels were gone awayfromthemintoheaven*, the shepherds[d]*saidonetoanother, Let usnowgo even untoBethlehem,andseethisthing which is come to pass, whichtheLord hath made known unto us.
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And they came with haste, and*foundMary,andJoseph,and the babelyingin a manger.
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And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying*which was toldthemconcerningthischild.
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Andall they that heard it wonderedat those things which were toldthem*by the shepherds.
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ButMarykeptall these things*, and pondered them inherheart.
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And the shepherdsreturned, glorifyingandpraisingGodfor all the thingsthat they had heardandseen, as it was tolduntothem.
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Andwheneightdays were accomplished for the circumcising of the child*, hisname was calledJESUS,which was so namedof the angelbeforehe was conceivedin the womb.
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Andwhen the days of herpurificationaccording to the law of Moses were accomplished, they broughthimtoJerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
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(As it is writtenin the law of the Lord*, Everymale that openeth the womb shall be calledholy to the Lord;)
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And to offer a sacrificeaccording to that which is saidin the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves,ortwoyoungpigeons.
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And,behold, there was a maninJerusalem,whosename was Simeon;and the sameman was justanddevout,waiting for the consolation of Israel:and the HolyGhostwasuponhim.