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The Christmas season is a time of joy, reflection, and celebration for millions around the world. While the modern festivities may be adorned with twinkling lights, festive decorations, and the exchange of gifts, the true essence of Christmas lies in the biblical narrative of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Bible Verses About Christmas Celebrations
As believers gather to commemorate this sacred event, it is fitting to look into the scriptures to uncover the rich variety of verses that illuminate the significance of Christmas. In this exploration, we will traverse the Old and New Testaments, uncovering prophecies, encountering angels and wise men, and ultimately rejoicing in the divine fulfillment of God’s promise to send a Savior.
The Nativity Story
1. Luke 2:6-7
“So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.”
2. Matthew 1:18
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.”
3. Micah 5:2
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.”
4. Isaiah 9:6
“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
5. Luke 1:31
“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.”
6. Matthew 2:10-11
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.”
7. Galatians 4:4
“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law.”
8. John 1:14
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
9. Matthew 2:13
“Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, ‘Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.'”
10. Luke 2:11
“For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
Divine Prophecies Fulfilled
11. Isaiah 7:14
1″Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.”
12. Isaiah 9:2
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined.”
13. Jeremiah 23:5
“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.”
14. Micah 7:18-19
1″Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.”
15. Isaiah 40:3
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.'”
16. Zechariah 9:9
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
17. Genesis 49:10
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.”
18. Malachi 3:1
“Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.”
19. Isaiah 11:1
“There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.”
20. Zechariah 6:12-13
“Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place, He shall branch out, and He shall build the temple of the Lord; yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord. He shall bear the glory and shall sit and rule on His throne; so He shall be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”
Joyful Tidings
21. Matthew 1:21
“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
22. Luke 1:35
“And the angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.'”
23. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
24. Luke 2:14
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
25. Matthew 2:1-2
“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.'”
26. Luke 2:20
“Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.”
27. Galatians 4:5-7
“to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, ‘Abba, Father!’ Therefore, you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
28. Philippians 2:6-7
“who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.”
29. Colossians 1:19-20
“For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.”
30. 1 John 4:9-10
“In this, the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
The Significance of Bethlehem
31. Micah 5:2
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.”
32. Matthew 2:4-6
“And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. So they said to him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'”
33. Luke 2:4-5
“Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.”
4. John 7:42
“Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”
35. Micah 4:8
“And you, O tower of the flock, the stronghold of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, even the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.”
36. Ruth 4:11
“And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, ‘We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.'”
37. Genesis 35:19
“So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
38. 1 Samuel 17:12
“Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem, Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had eight sons. And the man was old, advanced in years, in the days of Saul.”
39. Luke 2:15
“So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.'”
40. Matthew 2:16
“Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.”
Wise Men and Angels
41. Matthew 2:10
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.”
42. Matthew 2:11
“And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.”
43. Luke 2:8-9
“Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.”
44. Luke 2:10-11
“Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord
45. Luke 2:13-14
“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!'”
46. Matthew 1:20-21
“But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.'”
47. Luke 2:15-16
“So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.’ And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.”
48. Matthew 2:12
“Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.”
49. Luke 2:20
“Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.”
50. Matthew 1:23
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, ‘God with us.'”
Celebrating the Savior
51. Matthew 2:10-11
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.”
52. Luke 2:17-18
“Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.”
53. Luke 2:19
“But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.”
54. Matthew 2:2
“Saying, ‘Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.'”
55. Luke 2:38
“And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.”
56. Matthew 2:13
“Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, ‘Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.'”
57. Matthew 2:16
“Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.”
58. Luke 2:10
“Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.'”
59. Matthew 1:23
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, ‘God with us.'”
60. Luke 2:14
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
Conclusion
The verses that capture the story of Christmas weave a profound variety of miraculous encounters, the amazing fulfillment of divine promises, and prophecies. The story of Christmas is not merely a historical account but a testament to the profound love and grace of God, manifested in the birth of Jesus Christ.
As we celebrate this season, let us remember the true reason for our joy and gratitude – the gift of salvation through the birth of our Savior. May these scriptures continue to inspire and guide us, illuminating the path of faith, hope, and love throughout the Christmas celebrations and beyond. In each verse, we find a timeless message that transcends the centuries, echoing the eternal significance of Christ’s advent in the hearts of believers worldwide.
