⁸ And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior^(A) has been born to you; he is the Messiah,^(B) the Lord.^{(C) 12} This will be a sign^(D) to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

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.”

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