¹⁶ So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.^(A)

³² Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.^(A)

¹² This will be a sign^(A) to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

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.

¹³ They left and found things just as Jesus had told them.^(A) So they prepared the Passover.

Mary Visits Elizabeth

³⁹ At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,^(A)

¹⁰ Whatever^(A) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,^(B) for in the realm of the dead,^(C) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.^(D)