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Luke 2:6-8
Contemporary English Version
Luke 2:6-8
Contemporary English Version
6 and while they were there, 7 she gave birth to her first-born[a] son. She dressed him in baby clothes[b] and laid him on a bed of hay, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The Shepherds
8 That night in the fields near Bethlehem some shepherds were guarding their sheep.
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Luke 2:6-8
New International Version
Luke 2:6-8
New International Version
6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
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