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Mary was engaged to Joseph and traveled with him to Bethlehem. She was soon going to have a baby, and while they were there, 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.

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Footnotes

  1. 2.7 first-born: The Jewish people said that the first-born son in each of their families belonged to the Lord.
  2. 2.7 dressed him in baby clothes: The Greek text has “wrapped him in wide strips of cloth,” which was how young babies were dressed.

He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him(A) and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 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.

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