Luke 2:12

Luke 2:12

10 Then the angel said to them, ^a“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy ^bwhich will be to all people.

11 ^aFor there is born to you this day in the city of David ^ba Savior, ^cwho is Christ the Lord.

12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a¹ manger.”

13 ^aAnd suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

14 “Glory^a to God in the highest,
And on earth ^bpeace, ^cgoodwill toward men!”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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a sign—"the sign."

the babe—"a Babe."

a manger—"the manger." The sign was to consist, it seems, solely in the overpowering contrast between the things just said of Him and the lowly condition in which they would find Him—Him whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting, "ye shall find a Babe"; whom the heaven of heavens cannot contain, "wrapt in swaddling bands"; the "Saviour, Christ the Lord," lying in a manger! Thus early were these amazing contrasts, which are His chosen style, held forth. (See II Corinthians 8:9.)

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