Study it in the app“And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the guest room.”
He is born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger; shepherds are told a Savior has been bornWho Jesus Is
Andκαὶshe gave birth toἔτεκενherαὐτῆςfirstbornτὸν πρωτότοκονson,τὸν υἱὸνandκαὶwrappedἐσπαργάνωσενhimαὐτὸνin swaddling clothsἐσπαργάνωσενandκαὶlaidἀνέκλινενhimαὐτὸνinἐνa manger,φάτνῃbecauseδιότιthere wasἦνnoοὐκplaceτόποςfor themαὐτοῖςinἐνthe guest room.τῷ καταλύματι
give birth
To have a baby, or be born.
Where else “eteken” appearsfirstborn
Firstborn.
Where else “prōtotokon” appearsson
A son.
Where else “huion” appearswrap in cloths
Wrap a newborn in strips of cloth.
Where else “esparganōsen” appearslay down
Put a child to rest.
Where else “aneklinen” appearsmanger
Manger: a feeding trough for animals; also a stall.
Where else “phatnēi” appearsbecause
"Because", "for", "since".
Where else “dioti” appearsthere is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēn” appearsplace
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topos” appearslodging
A place where travelers lodged.
Where else “katalymati” appears“Guest room” translates katalyma, the same word as in 22:11 (the room for guests where they eat the Passover).
6And it happened while they were there that the days were completed for her to give birth.
7 · This verse (above)
8And there were shepherds in that same region, living out in the fields and keeping watch by night over their flock.
1. What it says
What sign does the angel give the shepherds to recognize the child, and what do they do afterward? (vv. 10-20)
2. What it means
What do Simeon and Anna say about the child, and why do their words amaze Joseph and Mary? (vv. 25-38)
3. How I live it
Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart (v. 19). What could you keep and ponder this week?
