A moment in scripture
Luke 2:7
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And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
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The surrounding passage
- Luke 2:5
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
- Luke 2:6
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
- Luke 2:8
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
- Luke 2:9
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.