And Jacob, of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

"Where is the new-born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him."

So when he had gathered together all the chief priests and rabbis of the people, he began to inquire of them where the Christ was to be born.

"In solemn truth I tell you that there has not arisen among those born of women a greater than John the Baptist; yet one of the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

"'Those last men,' they said, 'have toiled only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the burning heat of the day.'

"The Son of man is indeed to go as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were good for that man if he had never been born."

For the Son of man is going his way, as the Scripture says, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for that man if he had never been born."

"The Holy Spirit shall come upon you," said the angel, "and the power of the most High shall overshadow you, and therefore the holy offspring which is born, shall be called the son of God.

"For unto you born this day in there is born in David's town a Saviour, who is the Anointed Lord.

"I tell you that among all that are born of women not one is greater than John; yet he that is little in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

"In very truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

"How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus replied; "Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"

"I tell you solemnly," Jesus answered, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

What is born of the flesh is flesh; and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Marvel not at my telling you, 'You must all be born again from above.'

The wind blows where it wills, and you hear its voice, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with every one who has been born of the Spirit."

"Rabbi, see! The man who was with you on the other side of Jordan, and to whom you yourself have borne testimony, is now baptizing, and everybody is coming to him."

"And the Father who sent me has himself borne testimony concerning me. None of you has heard his at any time or seen him,

"You are doing the deeds of your father." "We were not born of adultery," they said; "we have one Father, God."

"Rabbi," his disciples asked him, "who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

and questioned them. "Is this your son," they said, "who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"

Then in reply his parents said: "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

"Since the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of.

They answered, "You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us?" Then they cast him out.

A woman in labor has grief because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the babe she no longer remembers her anguish, because of joy that a child has been born into the world.

"You are a king, then? You!" said Pilate. "You say truly that I am a king." answered Jesus, "for this purpose I was born, and to this end came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every man who is of the truth listens to my voice."

And he who saw it has borne testimony, and his testimony is trustworthy, and he knows that he is telling the truth in order that you may believe.

Jesus said to her. "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" She, supposing that he was the gardener, said to him, "Sir, if you have borne him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away, myself."

"In this time Moses was born, a divinely beautiful child, who was brought up for three months in his father's house.

"I am a Jew," he said, "born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strict manner of the Law of our forefathers, ardent for God, even as you all are this day.

"I paid a large sum to get this citizenship," said the tribune. "But I was citizen-born," said Paul.

And the following night the Lord stood by him and said: "Be of good courage; for as you have borne faithful witness concerning me at Jerusalem, so you must testify at Rome also."

this gospel is concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of David's posterity in respect of his bodily nature,

for just as the woman was made from the man, so also is the man born of the woman, while they both come from God.

and last of all, as by one born out of due time, he was seen by me also.

As we have borne the likeness of him who was of earth, so also let us bear the likeness of Him who is of heaven.

But when the fulness of time was come God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under law,

but while the son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, the son by the free woman was born in fulfilment of a promise.

but just as in old times the son born by the flesh used to persecute the son born by the power of the Spirit, so also it is now.

but emptied himself of his glory by taking the form of a slave, when he was born in the likeness of men.

for you remember that although I had already borne ill-treatment and insult at Philippi, I took courage in my God to tell you the gospel of God, in the face of much opposition.

So let us get beyond the teaching of the elementary doctrines of Christ, and let us be borne along toward what is mature. Let us not be continually laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works,

For by it men of old times had witness borne to them.

By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice more acceptable than that of Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God giving the testimony by accepting his gifts; and through it he, although he is dead, still speaks.

By faith Enoch was translated so that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had translated him. Before his translation he had witness borne to him that he pleased God.

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's decree.

Yet, though these all had witness borne to them by their faith, they received not the promise;

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;

For you have been born anew, not of perishable, but of imperishable seed, by the living, lasting word of God.

Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;

For he did receive honor and glory from God the Father, when there was borne such a voice to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I delight;

and this voice we ourselves heard, borne to us out of heaven, when we were with him on the holy hill.

But these men, like irrational creatures, mere animals, born to be taken and destroyed, continually rail about matters of which they know nothing. In their corruption they will surely be destroyed,

If you know that he is righteous you know also that every one who habitually practices righteousness has been born of him.

If we accept men's testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God, that he has borne testimony concerning his Son.

He who believes on the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God, has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.

They have borne testimony to your love before the church. You will do well to speed them on their way worthily of God;

You are holding fast, and have borne up for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.