Isaiah 9:2-7

New King James Version

²^(A)The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.

³You have multiplied the nation
And ^[a]increased its joy;
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice ^(B)when they divide the spoil.
⁴For You have broken the yoke of his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of ^(C)Midian.
⁵For every warrior’s ^[b]sandal from the noisy battle,
And garments rolled in blood,
^(D)Will be used for burning and fuel ^[c]of fire.

⁶^(E)For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a ^(F)Son is given;
And ^(G)the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
^(H)Wonderful, Counselor, ^(I)Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, ^(J)Prince of Peace.
⁷Of the increase of His government and peace
^(K)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The ^(L)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 9:3 So with Qr., Tg.; Kt., Vg. not increased joy; LXX Most of the people You brought down in Your joy
Isaiah 9:5 boot
Isaiah 9:5 for the fire

Psalm 96

New King James Version

A Song of Praise to God Coming in Judgment^(A)

96 Oh, ^(B)sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
²Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
³Declare His glory among the ^[a]nations,
His wonders among all peoples.

⁴For ^(C)the Lord is great and ^(D)greatly to be praised;
^(E)He is to be feared above all gods.
⁵For ^(F)all the gods of the peoples are idols,
^(G)But the Lord made the heavens.
⁶Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and ^(H)beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷^(I)Give^[b] to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸^[c]Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
⁹Oh, worship the Lord ^(J)in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.

¹⁰Say among the ^[d]nations, ^(K)“The Lord reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be ^[e]moved;
^(L)He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

¹¹^(M)Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
^(N)Let the sea roar, and ^[f]all its fullness;
¹²Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice
¹³ before the Lord.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
^(O)He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.

Footnotes

Psalm 96:3 Gentiles
Psalm 96:7 Ascribe
Psalm 96:8 Ascribe
Psalm 96:10 Gentiles
Psalm 96:10 shaken
Psalm 96:11 all that is in it

Titus 2:11-14

New King James Version

Trained by Saving Grace

¹¹For ^(A)the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, ¹²teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, ¹³^(B)looking for the blessed ^(C)hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, ¹⁴^(D)who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed ^(E)and purify for Himself ^(F)His own special people, zealous for good works.

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Luke 2:1-14

New King James Version

Christ Born of Mary^(A)

2 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. ²^(B)This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. ³So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.

⁴Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to ^(C)the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, ^(D)because he was of the house and lineage of David, ⁵to be registered with Mary, ^(E)his betrothed ^[a]wife, who was with child. ⁶So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. ⁷And ^(F)she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a ^[b]manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Glory in the Highest

⁸Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. ⁹And ^[c]behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, ^(G)and they were greatly afraid. ¹⁰Then the angel said to them, ^(H)“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy ^(I)which will be to all people. ¹¹^(J)For there is born to you this day in the city of David ^(K)a Savior, ^(L)who is Christ the Lord. ¹²And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a ^[d]manger.”

¹³^(M)And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

¹⁴“Glory^(N) to God in the highest,
And on earth ^(O)peace, ^(P)goodwill^[e] toward men!”

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Footnotes

Luke 2:5 NU omits wife
Luke 2:7 feed trough
Luke 2:9 NU omits behold
Luke 2:12 feed trough
Luke 2:14 NU toward men of goodwill

Luke 2:15-20

New King James Version

¹⁵So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” ¹⁶And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. ¹⁷Now when they had seen Him, they made ^[a]widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. ¹⁸And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. ¹⁹^(A)But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and ^(B)praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.