For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

“How long will you go here and there,
O faithless daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman will encompass a man.”

She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,

In child-bearing

To the woman He said,
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth,
In pain you will bring forth children;
Yet your desire will be for your husband,
And he will rule over you.”

In faith

But the goal of our

instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Sobriety

Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments,

instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,

The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

General references

But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean for two weeks, as in her menstruation; and she shall remain in the blood of her purification for sixty-six days.