4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Jewry, to the city of David that is called Beth-lehem: for because he was of the house and family of David,📜💬📚

5 to be enrolled with MARY his despoused wife that was with child.📜💬📚

6 And it came to pass, when they were there, her days were fully come that she should be delivered.📜💬📚

7 And she brought forth her first begotten son, and swaddled him in cloths, and laid him down in a manger; because there was not place for them in the inn.📜💬📚

Shepherds and the Angels

8 And there were in the same country shepherds watching, and keeping the night watches over their flock.📜💬📚

9 And behold, an Angel of our Lord stood beside them, and the brightness of God did shine round about them, and they feared with a great fear.📜💬📚

10 And the Angel said to them: Fear not; for behold I evangelize to you great joy, that shall be to all the people:📜💬📚

11 because this day is born to you a SAVIOUR which is Christ our Lord, in the city of David.📜💬📚

12 And this shall be a sign to you; You shall find the infant swaddled in cloths, and laid in a manger.📜💬📚

13 And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God, and saying,📜💬📚

14 Glory in the highest to God: and in earth peace to men of good will.📜💬📚

15 And it came to pass, after the Angels departed from them into Heaven, the shepherds spake one to an other: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is done, which our Lord hath shewed to us.📜💬📚

16 And they came with speed; and they found MARY and Joseph, and the infant laid in the manger.📜💬📚

17 And seeing it, they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child.📜💬📚

18 And all that heard, did marvel; and concerning those things that were reported to them by the shepherds.📜💬📚

19 But MARY kept all these words, conferring them in her heart.📜💬📚

20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God in all things that they had heard, and seen, as it was said to them.📜💬📚

Jesus Presented at the Temple

21 And after eight days were expired, that the child should be circumcised; his name was called JESUS, which was called by the Angel, before that he was conceived in the womb.📜💬📚

22 And after the days were fully ended of her purification according to the law of Moyses, they carried him into Jerusalem, to present him to our Lord📜💬📚

23 (as it is written in the law of our Lord, That every male opening the matrice, shall be called holy to the lord.)📜💬📚

24 and to give a sacrifice according as it is written in the law of our Lord, a pair of turtles, or two young pigeons.📜💬📚

Prophecy of Simeon

25 And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and religious, expecting the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was in him.📜💬📚

26 And he had received an answer of the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death unless he saw first the CHRIST of our Lord.📜💬📚

27 And he came in Spirit into the temple. And when his parents brought in the child JESUS, to do according to the custom of the Law for him,📜💬📚

28 he also took him into his arms, and blessed God, and said:📜💬📚

29 NOW THOU doest dismiss thy servant O Lord, according to thy word in peace.📜💬📚

30 Because mine eyes have seen thy SALVATION,📜💬📚

31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples:📜💬📚

32 A light to the revelation of the Gentiles, & the glory of thy people Israel.📜💬📚

33 And his father and mother were marveling upon those things which were spoken concerning him.📜💬📚

34 And Simeon blessed them, and said to MARY his mother: Behold this is set unto the ruin, and unto the resurrection of many in Israel, & for a sign which shall be contradicted,📜💬📚

35 and thine own soul shall a sword pierce, that out of many hearts cogitations may be revealed.📜💬📚

Prophecy of Anna

36 And there was Anne a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was far striken in days, and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity.📜💬📚

37 And she was a widow until eighty and four years; who departed not from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving night and day.📜💬📚

38 And she at the same hour suddenly coming in, confessed to our Lord; and spake of him to all that expected the redemption of Israel.📜💬📚

Return to Nazareth

39 And after they had wholly done all things according to the law of our Lord, they returned into Galilee, into their city Nazareth.📜💬📚

40 And the child grew, and waxed strong: full of wisdom, and the grace of God was in him.📜💬📚

Boy Jesus at the Temple

41 And his parents went every year unto Jerusalem at the solemn day of Pasche.📜💬📚

42 And when he was twelve years old, they going up into Jerusalem according to the custom of the festival day;📜💬📚

43 and having ended the days, when they returned, the child JESUS remained in Jerusalem: and his parents knew it not.📜💬📚

44 And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey, and sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.📜💬📚

45 And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.📜💬📚

46 And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the Doctors, hearing them and asking them.📜💬📚

47 And all were astonished that heard him, upon his wisdom & answers.📜💬📚

48 And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou so done to us? Behold thy father and I sorrowing did seek thee.📜💬📚

49 And he said to them: What is it that you sought me? Did you not know, that I must be about those things which are my Father's?📜💬📚

50 And they understood not the word that he spake unto them.📜💬📚

51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.📜💬📚

52 And JESUS proceeded in wisdom and age, and grace with God and men.📜💬📚

Douay Rheims Original ↷

Luke 2 📜 📕 ↷