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Luke 2:12 KJV
Luke · chapter 2 · verse 12
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.Luke 2:12 · King James Version
Luke 2:12 in context
10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
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Key words (Strong's)
- clothessparganoōto wrap in swaddling clothes, of an infant just bornG4683 →
- lyingkeimaito lie, of an infant, of one buried, of things that quietly cover some spot, of a city…G2749 →
- signsēmeiona sign, mark, token, that by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others and…G4592 →
- findheyriskōto come upon, hit upon, to meet with, after searching, to find a thing sought, without…G2147 →
- babebrephosan unborn child, embryo, a foetus, a new-born child, an infant, a babeG1025 →
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The meanest circumstances of Christ's humiliation were all along attended with some discoveries of his glory, to balance them, and take off the offence of them; for even when he humbled himself God did in some measure exalt him and give him earnests of his future exaltation.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-20