9. All at once an angel came down to them from the Lord, and the brightness of the Lord's glory flashed around them. The shepherds were frightened.
10. But the angel said, “Don't be afraid! I have good news for you, which will make everyone happy.
11. This very day in King David's home town a Saviour was born for you. He is Christ the Lord.
12. You will know who he is, because you will find him dressed in baby clothes and lying on a bed of hay.”
13. Suddenly many other angels came down from heaven and joined in praising God. They said:
14. “Praise God in heaven!Peace on earth to everyonewho pleases God.”
15. After the angels had left and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about.”
16. They hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and they saw the baby lying on a bed of hay.
17. When the shepherds saw Jesus, they told his parents what the angel had said about him.
18. Everyone listened and was surprised.
19. But Mary kept thinking about all this and wondering what it meant.
20. As the shepherds returned to their sheep, they were praising God and saying wonderful things about him. Everything they had seen and heard was just as the angel had said.
21. Eight days later Jesus' parents did for him what the Law of Moses commands. And they named him Jesus, just as the angel had told Mary when he promised she would have a baby.
22. The time came for Mary and Joseph to do what the Law of Moses says a mother is supposed to do after her baby is born.They took Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem and presented him to the Lord,