To us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder.
Isaiah 9:6 (ESV)
The angel of the Lord said to Joseph:
Maria will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21 (ESV)
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For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. |
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. |
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Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. |
20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. |
21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” |
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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: |