விரிவுரை தற்போது ஆங்கிலத்தில் மட்டுமே கிடைக்கிறது. தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு நடைபெறுகிறது.
Luke 2 — For Unto You Is Born This Day a Saviour, Which Is Christ the Lord
Caesar Augustus decrees a census. Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem; she brings forth her firstborn, lays Him in a manger. Shepherds in the field — Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy. The multitude of the heavenly host — Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Eight days; Jesus is circumcised. He is presented in the temple; Simeon — Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace. Anna gives thanks. They return to Nazareth. At twelve He is in the temple — Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? He grew in wisdom and stature, in favour with God and man.
“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”
— Luke 2:10-11
- v.1-7 The birth in Bethlehem
- v.8-20 Shepherds and angels
- v.21-39 Simeon and Anna
- v.40-52 Boy Jesus in the temple
The angels' song. Heaven's response to the birth: glory above, peace below. The two are linked — peace on earth flows from glory restored to God.
Good will toward men. The Father's favor expressed in the gift of His Son. The line is not a wish; it is a description of what just happened.
Simeon's Nunc Dimittis. The old man can die now; he has seen the salvation God had promised him.
A model death — eyes that have seen Christ go to sleep in peace. The Christian's end is set up here: having seen the Saviour, depart in peace.
Christ's first recorded words. At twelve He already knew the Father and His business. The Sonship was lived from childhood, not arrived at later.
My Father's business. The earliest mission statement. The whole life that follows is the working out of these five words.
Verse 49 is the test of a Christian calendar. About my Father's business — is yours? Christ's first words name His life's aim; what would your first answer be if asked at twelve, or at twenty, or now? Let His business reshape today's appointments.
Luke 2 stacks confessions of Christ — angels, shepherds, Simeon, Anna, and finally the boy Himself. The chapter's many voices converge on a Person. The Saviour announced to the city of David is the Saviour Simeon held and the Boy who would not delay His Father's business.
Unto you. The personal pronoun shapes the announcement. The Saviour is given to specific people — first to shepherds on a hillside, and through them to every reader of the verse.
Three titles in one sentence — Saviour, Christ, Lord. Mission, Messianic identity, Lordship. Christianity in one line.