#religion/christianity   > [!bible]+ [Luke 1:26-38 - NIV](https://bolls.life/NIV/42/1/) > The Birth of Jesus Foretold<br/> > > 26. In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, > 27. to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. > 28. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” > 29. Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. > 30. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. > 31. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. > 32. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, > 33. and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.” > 34. “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” > 35. The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. > 36. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. > 37. For nothing is impossible with God.” > 38. “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her. Actually angels also foretold Joseph, the father of Jesus about it because Joseph want to divorce her quietly. > [!bible]+ [Matthew 1:18-25 - NIV](https://bolls.life/NIV/40/1/) > The Birth of Jesus Christ<br/> > > 18. This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. > 19. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and ==did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly==. > 20. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. > 21. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” > 22. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: > 23. “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.” > 24. When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. > 25. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.  In addition to Mary and Joseph, the angels also appeared to others to foretell the birth of Jesus. One significant instance is when a group of shepherds were visited by an angel who announced the good news of Jesus' birth. This event is recorded in the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, verses 8-15. The angel tells the shepherds that a Savior has been born in Bethlehem, and they are given a sign to find the baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. The shepherds then witness a multitude of angels praising God and proclaiming peace on Earth. This angelic visitation was an important part of the announcement of Jesus' birth. > [!bible]+ [Luke 2:8-15 - NIV](https://bolls.life/NIV/42/2/) > The Shepherds and the Angels<br/> > > 8. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. > 9. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. > 10. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. > 11. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. > 12. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” > 13. Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, > 14. “Glory to God in the highest,<br/>and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” > 15. When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”