Advent Bible Study

“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went …

“In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and …

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, …

““The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,who will prepare your way,the …

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with …

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and …

Thus says the LORD: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they …

“Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute …

“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,from you shall come forth for meone who is to be ruler in Israel,whose coming forth …

“1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon …