Bible Verses for Christmas — The Birth of Jesus

Christmas begins in Genesis and culminates in a manger. These verses trace the promise from prophecy to fulfillment.

25 curated verses·18 promises of God
Taking the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha cumi!" which means, being interpreted, "Girl, I tell you, get up!"

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For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
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and I will give him the morning star.
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For they can't die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
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But Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and don't forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these."

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He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
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Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
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Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalms 37:4· spoken by David
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David wrote this — a warrior-king who knew deep pain. This promise guarantees a joy that circumstances can't steal..

For you are our glory and our joy.
1 Thessalonians 2:20· spoken by Paul

Paul wrote this — often from prison, always from experience. This verse amplifies joy by anchoring it in something unshakeable..

The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
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But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalms 37:11· spoken by David
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David wrote this — a warrior-king who knew deep pain. This promise guarantees a joy that circumstances can't steal..

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
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For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.
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Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Psalms 97:11· spoken by unknown
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"It will be that in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' There they will be called 'children of the living God.'"
Romans 9:26· spoken by Paul
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Paul wrote this — often from prison, always from experience. This promise guarantees a joy that circumstances can't steal..

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

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For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
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For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."
Acts 2:39· spoken by Peter
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For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.
Psalms 112:4· spoken by unknown
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He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!
Psalms 113:9· spoken by unknown

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My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
Luke 1:47· spoken by Mary
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I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,
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A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.

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I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."
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