This article is almost exactly the same as the first article on the birth of Jesus Christ. It contains the same quoted Bible verses which are
arranged chronologically and which are taken from the Bible NIV® 2011, the Bible CSB 2018, the Bible NASB 2000 and the Bible NLT 1997. The only difference is this: at the end of each Bible verse
or group of Bible verses is a phrase interpretation by the author of the website.
The ANNOUNCEMENT of the BIRTH of JESUS CHRIST
“In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man
named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, ’Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.’”
(Luke 1:26-28 / NIV® 2011) --- Bible verses about the setting of a supernatural event that occurred between Mary and the angel sent by God who was
called Gabriel
“Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, ’Do not be afraid Mary; you
have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the
throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.’”
(Luke 1:29-33 / NIV® 2011) --- Bible verses about the angel’s announcement to Mary that she is favored by God and that she will carry in her womb
the Son of God – Jesus – through a virginal conception
“Mary asked the angel, ’How can this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?’ The angel replied to her: ’The Holy Spirit will come
upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. And consider your relative Elizabeth – even she has conceived a son
in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless. For nothing will be impossible with God.’”
(Luke 1:34-37 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verses about Mary’s unadulterated human knowledge about the conception of babies and about Holy Spirit’s power
to consummate the virginal conception of Jesus in Mary’s womb for “nothing will be impossible with God”
“’I am the Lord’s servant,’ said Mary. ’May it be done to me according to your word.’ Then the angel left her.”
(Luke 1:38 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verse about Mary’s response to God’s will which is THE human response to God’s will
The VISIT of MARY to ELIZABETH’S HILL COUNTRY
“In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. When
Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then she exclaimed with a loud cry: ’Blessed are you among women, and your child will
be blessed! How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For you see, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped for joy inside me. Blessed is
she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill what he has spoken to her.’”
(Luke 1:39-45 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verses about Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth and which showed that an ordinary human encounter validated
Mary’s supernatural encounter with angel Gabriel
“And Mary said: ’My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me – holy is his name.’”
(Luke 1:46-49 / NIV® 2011) --- Bible verses about Mary’s song of praise for God for the favor she received from God and which strongly indicate that
Mary had become aware that the favor she received was not one of those great favors that humans receive from God but of a greater kind
The DREAM of JOSEPH
“…Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her
husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.”
(Matthew 1:18-19 / NIV® 2011) --- Bible verses about a law-abiding man named Joseph who was a descendant of David and who had doubts about this new
idea of virginal conception
“But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ’Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary
home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their
sins.’”
(Matthew 1:20-21 / NIV® 2011) --- Bible verses about a supernatural dream Joseph had concerning Mary’s virginal conception of Jesus through the
power of the Holy Spirit
“Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ’See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son,
and they will name him Immanuel, which is translated {God is with us}.’”
(Matthew 1:22-23 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verses about a prophecy of long ago that was about to be fulfilled
“When Joseph woke up, he did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him. He married her but did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth
to a son. And he named him Jesus.”
(Matthew 1:24-25 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verse about Joseph’s action to take Mary as wife
on the basis of the supernatural dream he had and which clearly show that Joseph was not the biological father of the child inside Mary’s womb
The BIRTH of JESUS in BETHLEHEM
“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. This first registration took place while Quirinius
was governing Syria. So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.”
(Luke 2:1-3 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verses about a census ordered by Caesar Augustus for people under his empire
“So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of
David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her
first-born, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and place him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.”
(Luke 2:4-7 / NIV® 2011) --- Bible verses about the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, the town of Joseph and David, and which show the
circumstances preceding the birth of Jesus
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of
grace and truth.”
(John 1:14 / NIV® 2011) --- Bible verse about the birth of Jesus Christ who is God’s one and only Son and which strongly suggests that God took the
form of a human being and lived with us
CELEBRATIONS about the GOOD NEWS of GREAT JOY
“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the
glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ’Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town
of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’”
(Luke 2:8-12 / NIV® 2011) --- Bible verses about the angel’s announcement of the good news of great joy – the birth of a Messiah – to the shepherds
in a field at night
“Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: ’Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on
earth to people he favors!’”
(Luke 2:13-14 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verses about a multitude of angels praising God and celebrating the birth of the Messiah
“When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, ’Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this
thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.’ So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. When they had seen this, they
made known the statement which had been told them about this Child. And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary treasured all these things,
pondering them in her heart. The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.”
(Luke 2:15-20 / NASB 2000) --- Bible verses about the action taken by the shepherds in order to validate their supernatural experience which was
confirmed when they saw infant Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem and about the celebration that took place where Jesus was born
JESUS
“And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the
womb.”
(Luke 2:21 / NASB 2000) --- Bible verse about the giving of the name Jesus to the baby born in a manger and conceived in Mary’s womb through the
power of the Holy Spirit
VISIT of the WISE MEN
“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi [wise men] from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ’Where is
He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.’ When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Gathering
together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They said to him, ’In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the
prophet….’”
(Matthew 2:1-5 / NASB 2000) --- Bible verses about three magi or wise men who came to Jerusalem – guided by a star – in order to worship the
newly-born “King of the Jews”
“Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, ’Go and
search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.’”
(Matthew 2:7-8 / NIV® 2011) --- Bible verses about the interview the magi or wise men had with Herod
“After this interview the wise men [magi] went their way. Once again the star appeared to them, guiding them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and
stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! They entered the house where the child and his mother, Mary, were, and they fell down before him and
worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. But when it was time to leave, they went home another way, because God had warned them
in a dream not to return to Herod.”
(Matthew 2:9-12 / NLT 1997) --- Bible verses about the finding of the magi or wise men of the house where the child Jesus and Mary were and about
the gifts the magi gave to the child Jesus
