And she gave birth to her firstborn son and (A)wrapped him in swaddling cloths and (B)laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in (C)the inn.[a]

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  1. Luke 2:7 Or guest room

and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where (A)the Christ was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

(B)“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
    who will (C)shepherd my people Israel.’”

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