11 Bible Verses about Advent

The birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, was found having gestation from the Holy Ghost. And Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wishing to expose her publicly, determined to send her away secretly. And he meditating on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying; Joseph, son of David, do not fear to receive Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit;read more.
she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for He will save His people from their sins. And all this took place in order that the Word, having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying; Behold, the virgin shall have gestation and bring forth a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel, which is interpreted, God is with us. And Joseph rising from sleep did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; and he took his wife to himself, and did not know her until she brought forth a son, and called his name Jesus.

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, to which was the name Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man, to whom was the name Joseph of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary. And the angel having come to her said; Hail, thou blessed one; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.read more.
And she seeing was troubled over his word, and was reasoning what kind this salutation might be. And the angel said to her; Fear not, Mary; for thou didst find favor with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive and hear a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus. He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David: and He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His Kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel; How shall this be, since I know not man? And the angel responding said to her; The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore, indeed, that holy thing that is begotten shall be called the Son of God. And behold Elizabeth thy kinswoman, indeed, herself having conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month, to her who is called barren. Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said; Behold the handmaiden of the Lord; may it be done unto me according to thy word. And the angel went away from her.

It came to pass in those days, a decree went out from Augustus Caesar, to enroll all the world. This was the first enrollment, Cyrenius being governor of Syria. And all were going forth to enroll, each one into his own city.read more.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city Nazareth, into Judea, into the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to enroll himself along with Mary, the wife having been betrothed to him, being in an advanced state of pregnancy. And it came to pass while they were there the days of her parturition were fulfilled. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. And the shepherds were in that country, tenting out and keeping guard over their flock by night. And behold an angel of the Lord stood over them and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they feared with great fear. And the angel said to them; Fear not; for behold, I preach unto you the gospel of great joy, which shall be to all people; because this day a Savior is born unto you, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And this shall be the sign unto you; you shall find an infant lying in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes. And immediately a multitude of the heavenly host was with the angel, praising God and saying; Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth; good will among men. And it came to pass, when the angels departed from them into heaven, indeed, the shepherds said to one another; Now let us go unto Bethlehem and see this word which has taken place, which the Lord made known to us. They went making haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. And seeing, they made known concerning the word which was spoken to them about this little child. And all hearing wondered concerning the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these words laying them up in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all things which they heard and saw, as it was spoken to them.

And it came to pass while they were there the days of her parturition were fulfilled. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came into Jerusalem saying; Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and have come to worship Him-

And again, Isaiah says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and he that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope. And the God of hope fill you in all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Ghost.

For so many things as were previously written were written for our instruction, in order that through the patience and through the consolation of the scriptures we may have hope. But may the God of patience and consolation grant unto you to think the same things among one another with reference to Christ Jesus. In order that you may with one accord with one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.read more.
Therefore receive one another, as Christ also received you, to the glory of God. For I say that Christ has been made minister of circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises of the fathers, and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as has been written, Therefore I will confess thee among the Gentiles, and in thy name sing praises. And again he says, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. And again, Let all the Gentiles praise the Lord; and let all ye peoples praise him. And again, Isaiah says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and he that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope. And the God of hope fill you in all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Ghost.

In those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand. This is the one, who is spoken of by Isaiah the prophet saying, The voice of one roaring in the wilderness; Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.read more.
And the same John had his raiment from camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region about the Jordan, were coming out to him, and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them; O generations of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance; and think not to say among yourselves; We have Abraham, our father; for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. But already the ax is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but there is One coming after me more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire. Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purify His threshing-floor, and gather His wheat into the garner, and will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And the shepherds were in that country, tenting out and keeping guard over their flock by night. And behold an angel of the Lord stood over them and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they feared with great fear. And the angel said to them; Fear not; for behold, I preach unto you the gospel of great joy, which shall be to all people;read more.
because this day a Savior is born unto you, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And this shall be the sign unto you; you shall find an infant lying in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes. And immediately a multitude of the heavenly host was with the angel, praising God and saying; Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth; good will among men. And it came to pass, when the angels departed from them into heaven, indeed, the shepherds said to one another; Now let us go unto Bethlehem and see this word which has taken place, which the Lord made known to us. They went making haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. And seeing, they made known concerning the word which was spoken to them about this little child. And all hearing wondered concerning the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these words laying them up in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all things which they heard and saw, as it was spoken to them.

And immediately a multitude of the heavenly host was with the angel, praising God and saying; Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth; good will among men.

And recognizing this time, that it is already the hour we should wake out of sleep: for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. For the night is far spent, and the day is at hand. Therefore let us lay aside the works of the darkness, and let us put on the arms of the light. Let us walk circumspectly, as in the day; not with revelries and drunkenness, not with debaucheries and impurities, not in strife and envy:read more.
but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the lust of the flesh.