Luke 2:11“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”
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Luke 2:11
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” — read online, free, in the King James Version.
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” — the angels' announcement.
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What is the context of Luke 2:11?
Announced by an angel to shepherds outside Bethlehem: the birth of Jesus, wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. It is the theological centre of every Christmas nativity reading.
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