Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” New Living Translation And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” English Standard Version And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” Berean Standard Bible And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” Berean Literal Bible And this is the sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths, and lying in a manger." King James Bible And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. New King James Version And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” New American Standard Bible And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” NASB 1995 “This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” NASB 1977 “And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths, and lying in a manger.” Legacy Standard Bible And this will be the sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Amplified Bible And this will be a sign for you [by which you will recognize Him]: you will find a Baby wrapped in [swaddling] cloths and lying in a manger.” Christian Standard Bible This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped tightly in cloth and lying in a manger.” Holman Christian Standard Bible This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in cloth and lying in a feeding trough.” American Standard Version And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And this is a sign for you: You will find The Baby wrapped in swaddling bands and lying in a manger.” Contemporary English Version You will know who he is, because you will find him dressed in baby clothes and lying on a bed of hay." Douay-Rheims Bible And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger. English Revised Version And this is the sign unto you; Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is how you will recognize him: You will find an infant wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger." Good News Translation And this is what will prove it to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." International Standard Version And this will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a feeding trough." Literal Standard Version And this [is] the sign to you: you will find a Baby wrapped up, lying in the manger.” Majority Standard Bible And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” New American Bible And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” NET Bible This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger." New Revised Standard Version This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” New Heart English Bible This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough." Webster's Bible Translation And this shall be a sign to you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger. Weymouth New Testament And this is the token for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." World English Bible This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.” Young's Literal Translation and this is to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Shepherds and the Angels…11Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord! 12And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:… Cross References 1 Samuel 2:34 And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day. 2 Kings 19:29 And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 2 Kings 20:8 Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?" Isaiah 7:11 "Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven." Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: Treasury of Scripture And this shall be a sign to you; You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. Exodus 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 1 Samuel 10:2-7 When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? … Psalm 22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. Jump to Previous Babe Baby Cattle Child Cloth Clothes Cloths es Feeding Find Folded Food Lying Manger Sign Strips Swaddling Swaddling-Clothes Token Trough Wrapped YoungJump to Next Babe Baby Cattle Child Cloth Clothes Cloths es Feeding Find Folded Food Lying Manger Sign Strips Swaddling Swaddling-Clothes Token Trough Wrapped YoungLuke 2 1. Augustus taxes all the Roman empire.6. The nativity of Jesus. 8. An angel relates it to the shepherds, and many sing praises to God for it. 15. The shepherds glorify God. 21. Jesus is circumcised. 22. Mary purified. 25. Simeon and Anna prophesy of Jesus, 39. who increases in wisdom, 41. questions in the temple with the teachers, 51. and is obedient to his parents. (12) This shall be a sign unto you.--The sign was not such in itself, but became so by its agreement with the prediction. It was something exceptional that a new-born infant should be found, not in a cradle, but in a manger; still stranger that that infant babe should be the heir of the House of David.Verse 12. - Lying in a manger. This was to be the sign. On that night there would, perhaps, be no other children born in the Bethlehem village; certainly the shepherds would find no other newly born infant cradled in a manger. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. this [will be] τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. a τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sign σημεῖον (sēmeion) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4592: Neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of semaino; an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally. to you: ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. You will find εὑρήσετε (heurēsete) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. a baby βρέφος (brephos) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1025: Infant, babe, child in arms. Of uncertain affinity; an infant literally or figuratively. wrapped in swaddling cloths ἐσπαργανωμένον (esparganōmenon) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4683: To swathe, wrap in swaddling clothes. From sparganon; to swathe. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. lying κείμενον (keimenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 2749: To lie, recline, be placed, be laid, set, specially appointed, destined. Middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. a manger.” φάτνῃ (phatnē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 5336: A manger, feeding-trough, stall. From pateomai; a crib. Links Luke 2:12 NIVLuke 2:12 NLT Luke 2:12 ESV Luke 2:12 NASB Luke 2:12 KJV Luke 2:12 BibleApps.com Luke 2:12 Biblia Paralela Luke 2:12 Chinese Bible Luke 2:12 French Bible Luke 2:12 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 2:12 This is the sign to you: you (Luke Lu Lk) |