KJV King James Version
And this [shall be] a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
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Luke 2:12
And this [shall be] a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB 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.”
WEB World English Bible
This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.”
ASV American Standard Version
And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and this is to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.’
Surrounding context — Luke 2
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this [shall be] a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandτοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itὑμῖνG4771 · suyouτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoσημεῖον·G4592 · sēmeionsignεὑρήσετεG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetβρέφοςG1025 · brephosinfantἐσπαργανωμένονG4683 · sparganoōto wrapκαὶG2532 · kaiandκείμενονG2749 · keimaito lay/be appointedἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongφάτνῃ.G5336 · phatnēmanger
Cross-references
Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.Isaiah 53:1-2Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?Isaiah 7:11Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.Psalm 22:6But I [am] a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.1 Samuel 2:34And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.2 Kings 20:8And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What [shall be] the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?1 Samuel 10:2-7When 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?2 Kings 19:29And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.Exodus 3:12And 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.
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