Christmas Scripture Reading

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Luke 2.
Now in those days a decree went

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out from Caesar Augustus that a
census be taken of all the

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inhabited earth.
This was the first census taken

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while Carinius was governor of
Syria and everyone was on his

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way to register for the census,
each to his own city.

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Joseph also went up from Galilee
from the city of Nazareth to

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Judea to the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem

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because he was of the house and
family of David, in order to

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register along with Mary who was
engaged to him and was with

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child.
While they were there, the days

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were completed for her to give
birth, and she gave birth to her

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first born son, and she wrapped
him in clothes and laid him in a

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Manger, because there was no
room for them in the upper room.

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In the same region there were
some shepherds staying out in

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the fields and keeping watch
over their flocks by night.

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And an Angel of the Lord
suddenly stood before them, and

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the glory of the Lord shone
around them, and they were

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terribly frightened.
But the Angel said to them, Do

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not be afraid, for behold, I
bring you good news of great

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joy, which will be for all the
people.

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For today in the city of David
there has been born for you a

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Savior who is Christ the Lord.
This will be a sign for you.

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You will find a baby wrapped in
clothes and lying in a Manger.

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And suddenly there appeared with
the Angel a multitude of the

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heavenly host, praising God, and
saying, Glory to God, and the

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Highest, and on earth peace
among men with whom he is

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pleased.
When the angels had gone away

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from them into heaven, the
shepherds began saying to one

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another, Let us go straight to
Bethlehem then, and see this

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thing that has happened which
the Lord has made known to us.

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So they came in a hurry, and
found their way to Mary and

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Joseph, and the baby as he lie
in the Manger.

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When they had seen this, they
began to make known the

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statement which had been told to
them about this child, and all

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who heard it wondered at the
things which were told them by

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the shepherds.
Mary treasured all these things,

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pondering them in her heart.
The shepherds went back,

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glorifying and praising God for
all that they had heard and

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seen, just as had been told
them.

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Matthew 118.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ

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was as follows.
When His mother Mary had been

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betrothed to Joseph before they
came together, she was found to

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be with child by the Holy
Spirit, and Joseph, her husband,

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being a righteous man, not
wanting to disgrace her, planned

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to send her away secretly.
But when he had considered this,

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behold, an Angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream,

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saying, Joseph, son of David.
Do not be afraid to take Mary as

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your wife, for the child who has
been conceived in her is of the

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Holy Spirit.
She will bear a son, and you

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will call his name Jesus, for he
will save his people from their

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sins.
Now all this took place to

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fulfill what was spoken by the
Lord through the prophet.

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Behold, the Virgin shall be with
child, and shall bear a son, and

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they shall call his name
Emmanuel, which translated means

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God with us.
And Joseph awoke from his sleep,

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and did as the Angel of the Lord
commanded him, and took Mary as

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his wife, but kept her a virgin
until she gave birth to a son,

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and he called his name Jesus.
Now after Jesus was born in

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Bethlehem of Judea, in the days
of Herod the king, Magi from the

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East arrived in Jerusalem,
saying, Where is he who has been

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born king of the Jews?
For we saw his star in the east,

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and have come to worship him.
When Herod the King heard this,

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he was troubled.
And all Jerusalem with him.

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Gathering together all the chief
priests and scribes of the

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people, he inquired of them
where the Messiah was to be

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born.
They said to him and Bethlehem

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of Judea.
For this is what has been

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written by the prophet.
And you, Bethlehem, land of

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Judah, are by no means least
among the leaders of Judah.

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For out of you shall come forth
a ruler who will shepherd my

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people Israel.
Then Herod secretly called the

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Magi and determined from them
the exact time the star had

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appeared.
And they sent them to Bethlehem,

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and said, Go and search
carefully for the Child, and

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when you have found him, report
to me, so that I too may come

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and worship him.
After hearing the King, they

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went their way, and the star
which they had seen in the East

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went on before them until it
came, and stood over the place

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where the child was.
When they saw the star, they

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rejoiced exceedingly with great
joy.

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After coming into the house,
they saw the child with Mary his

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mother, and they fell to the
ground and worshipped him.

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Then, opening the treasures,
they presented to him gifts of

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gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
And having been warned by God in

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a dream not to return to Herod,
the Magi left for their own

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country by another way.
John 1 In the beginning was the

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Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.

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He was in the beginning with
God.

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All things came into being
through Him, and apart from Him

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nothing came into being that has
come into being.

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In Him was life, and the life
was the light of men.

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The light shines in the
darkness, and the darkness did

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not comprehend it.
There came a man sent from God,

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whose name was John.
He came as a witness to testify

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about the light, so that all
might believe through him.

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He was not the light, but he
came to testify about the light.

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There was the true light which
coming to the world enlightens

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every man.
He was in the world, and the

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world was made through him, and
the world did not know Him.

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He came to His own, and those
who were His own did not receive

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him, but as many as received
Him.

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To them He gave the right to
become children of God, even to

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those who believe in His name,
who were born not of blood, nor

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of the will of the flesh, nor of
the will of man, but of God.

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And the Word became flesh and
dwelt among us, and we saw His

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glory, glory as of the only
begotten from the Father, full

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of grace and truth.
John testified about him and

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cried out, saying, This was he
whom I said, He who comes after

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me has a higher rank than I, for
He existed before me.

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For of His fullness we have all
received, and grace upon grace.

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For the law was given through
Moses.

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Grace and truth were realized
through Jesus Christ.

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No one has seen God at any time.
The only begotten God who is in

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the bosom of the Father, He has
explained him.