20 Then the men who were taking care of the sheep went back. They praised and thanked God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as they had been told it would be.
6 While they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.
7 This was her first child, a son. She wrapped him in a cloth and laid him in a box where cows feed. There was no room for them in the house for strangers.
10 The angel said to them, Fear not! Listen, I bring you good news! This news will make you very glad. It is for all people.
11 A saviour has been born for you today in Davids town. He is Christ the Lord.
14 They said, Praise God in the highest heaven! Peace on earth and loving mercy towards all people!
20 While he was thinking about this, he had a dream. An angel of the Lord came to him. He said, Joseph, Davids son, do not fear to take Mary to be your wife. Her baby is by the Holy Spirit.
4 Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the town of Bethlehem in Judea. This was Davids town, and Joseph came from Davids family line.
5 He went to have his name written in the book. Joseph took Mary with him. She was promised to Joseph to be his wife. She was going to have a baby.
22 All of this had been told long before by the Lord through his prophet. It came true.
23 The prophet said, A young woman who has not slept with a man is going to have a baby son. His name will be Emmanuel. That means "God is with us."
21 She will have a baby son. Name him Jesus, because he will save his people from the wrong things they have done.