and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.

“To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira ◆ of God write:

“The Son of God ◆, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says these things:

“I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.

But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel ◆, who calls herself a prophetess.

She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.

Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.

While they were there, the day had come for her to give birth.

She gave birth to her firstborn son.

She wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough,

because there was no room for them in the inn.

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.