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Luke 2:12
And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.
Luke 2:12 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 2:12 in other translations
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.”
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In context
9 And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining round about them: and fear came on them.
10 And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:
11 For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.
12 And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.
15 And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us.
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