Luke 2:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

New Living Translation
And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”

English Standard Version
And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

Berean Study Bible
And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

New American Standard Bible
And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

NASB 1995
"This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

NASB 1977
“And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths, and lying in a manger.”

Amplified Bible
And this will be a sign for you [by which you will recognize Him]: you will find a Baby wrapped in [swaddling] cloths and lying in a manger.”

Christian Standard Bible
This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped tightly in cloth and lying in a manger.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in cloth and lying in a feeding trough."

Contemporary English Version
You will know who he is, because you will find him dressed in baby clothes and lying on a bed of hay."

Good News Translation
And this is what will prove it to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is how you will recognize him: You will find an infant wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger."

International Standard Version
And this will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a feeding trough."

NET Bible
This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

New King James Version
And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

King James 2000 Bible
And this shall be a sign unto you; You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

New Heart English Bible
This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough."

World English Bible
This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough."

American King James Version
And this shall be a sign to you; You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

American Standard Version
And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

A Faithful Version
Now this is the sign for you: you shall find a Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."

Darby Bible Translation
And this is the sign to you: ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, and lying in a manger.

English Revised Version
And this is the sign unto you; Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

Webster's Bible Translation
And this shall be a sign to you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And this shalbe a signe to you, Yee shall finde the babe swadled, and laid in a cratch.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And take this for a signe: Ye shal finde the childe wrapped in swadling clothes, and layde in a manger.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And take this for a token: Ye shal fynde the babe swadled, and layed in a maunger.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And take this for a signe: ye hall fynde ye chylde swadled and layed in a mager.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And this [is] the sign to you: you will find a Baby wrapped up, lying in the manger.”

Berean Literal Bible
And this is the sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths, and lying in a manger."

Young's Literal Translation
and this is to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And this the sign to you; ye shall find the babe swathed, lying in a manger.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And this is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And this will be a sign for you: you will find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And this is a sign for you: You will find The Baby wrapped in swaddling bands and lying in a manger.”

Lamsa Bible
And this is a sign for you; You will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And this shall be to you the sign: you will find the babe wrapped in swathing-clothes, and lying in a stable.

Godbey New Testament
And this shall be the sign unto you; you shall find an infant lying in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes.

Haweis New Testament
And this shall be a sign for you; Ye shall find the babe in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger.

Mace New Testament
and by this sign shall you know him; you will find the babe swathed, lying in a manger.

Weymouth New Testament
And this is the token for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."

Worrell New Testament
And this is the sign to you: ye will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger."

Worsley New Testament
And this shall be a sign to you, Ye shall find the child wrapped in swaddling bands lying in a manger.
















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