f o r
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The night Jesus was born
The night Jesus was born some
were watching their
in the fields near
. Suddenly, the
saw a great light and they were very scared. An angel of God
appeared to them and said: “Don’t be afraid. I have happy news.
A Savior was born for you this day in
who the Savior is, when you find a
hay in a
.” Then the
. You will know
lying on a bed of
heard a great many heavenly
voices praising God, and saying, “Glory be to God in the highest
and peace on
to all.”
Hurrying through the night, the
They found the
went to
.
and his parents, Mary and Joseph, in
a stable. The
was lying in a
. Then the
knew what the angel of God had told them was true.
The
told Mary and Joseph about the wonderful things
they had seen and heard. They also shared with other people the
good news that their Savior, or Messiah, had come. Everyone
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was surprised and wondered about what it all meant.
That night, the
returned to their
praising God.
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