8 And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
Luke 2:8
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Luke 2:12–14
12 And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace…
Apocalypse of Peter 1:17–19
17 And the dwellers in that place were clad with the raiment of shining angels, and their raiment was like unto their land. (APE) 18 And angels ran round about them there. (APE) 19 And the glory of them that dwelt there was all equal, and with one voice they praised the Lord God, r… (APE)
Luke 2:19–21
19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them. 21 When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was…
Matthew 2:1–2
1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, 2 asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
Wisdom of Solomon 18:13–15
13 For while they were disbelieving all things by reason of the enchantments, upon the destruction of the firstborn they confessed the people to be God’s children. (WEB) 14 For while peaceful silence wrapped all things, and night in her own swiftness was half spent, (WEB) 15 your a… (WEB)
Mark 5:10–12
10 And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region. 11 There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. 12 So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
Matthew 27:35–37
35 When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots. 36 And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. 37 Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Protoevangelium of James 21:1–2
1 And look! Joseph prepared to go out into Judea when a great commotion arose in Bethlehem of Judea. For magi came, saying, “Where is the king of the Jews? For we saw his star in the East and have come to worship him.” (PJA) 2a And when Herod heard, he was disturbed, and… (PJA)
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