Luke 2:11

The angel declares that a Savior, Christ the Lord, is born in David's city. It matters because it identifies Jesus as the promised Messiah and divine Lord.

Cross-references · 36

• Isa 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
• Matt 1:21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
• Acts 2:36Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
• Titus 3:4–7But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
• Matt 16:16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
• John 4:42And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
• 1 Jn 5:1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
• Luke 1:43And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
• Phil 2:11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
• Acts 5:31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
• 1 Cor 15:47The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
• Acts 10:36The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
• Matt 1:16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
• John 20:31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
• John 1:45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
• John 6:69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
• Luke 2:26And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
• John 1:41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
• Luke 20:41–44And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
• Col 2:6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
• Gal 4:4–5But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
• Acts 17:3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
• Gen 3:15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
• John 11:27She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
• Phil 3:8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
• Gen 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
• 1 Jn 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
• Ps 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
• John 7:25–27Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
• 2 Tim 1:9–10Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
• John 7:41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
• Dan 9:24–26Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
• Matt 16:20Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
• Luke 1:69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
• Titus 2:10–14Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

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