17 Bible Verses about Advent

And the generation of Jesus Christ was thus: for Mary his mother having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child by the Holy Ghost. And Joseph her husband being just, and not willing to expose her to disgrace, wished to let her go in secret. And reflecting upon these things, behold a messenger of the Lord appeared to him saying, Joseph, thou son of David, thou shouldest not fear to take to thyself Mary thy wife: for that begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.read more.
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins, And the whole of this has been that it might be completed having been spoken by the prophet, saying, Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us. And Joseph having awaked from sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord commanded him: And he took to himself his wife, and knew her not till she brought forth her first born son: and be called his name Jesus.

And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God into a city of Galilee, to which the name Nazareth, To a virgin betrothed to a man to whom the name of Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name Mary. And the messenger, having come in to her said, Hail, thou made acceptable; the Lord with thee: praised thou among women.read more.
And having seen him, she was troubled at his words, and turned in her thoughts of what country this greeting might be. And the messenger said to her, Fear not, Mary: thou hast found grace with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bear a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and he shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the messenger, How shall this be, since I. know not man? And the messenger having answered, said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, Elizabeth thy kinsman, she also having conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month to her, called barren. For nothing shall be impossible with God. And Mary said Behold the servant of the Lord; may it be to me according to thy word. And the messenger departed from her.

And a rod shall come forth from the stock of Jesse, and a sprout shall blossom from his roots: And the spirit of Jehovah resting upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of Jehovah: His sweet odor in the fear of Jehovah: and not according to the seeing of his eyes shall he judge, and not according to the hearing of his ears shall he decide.read more.
And he judged the powerless with justice, and he decided in straightness for the humble of the earth: and he struck the earth with the rod of his mouth, and by the spirit of his lips he will slay the unjust. And justice was the girding of his loins, and truth the girding of his loins. The wolf dwelt with the lamb; and the panther will lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the falling together, and a little boy leading with them. And the heifer and the bear shall feed together, and their young shall lie down; and the lion shall eat straw as the ox. And the suckling was delighted upon the hole of the asp, and upon the viper's deu the weaned directed his hand. They shall not do evil, and they shall not destroy in all my holy mountain, for the earth full of the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters covering to the sea. And there was in that day a root of Jesse which stood for a signal of the peoples; to him shall the nations seek, and his rest was glory.

And thou, house of bread, of Ephratah, for being small among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall come forth to me he being ruler in Israel; and his goings forth from of old from the days of eternity.

For this, Jehovah he will give to you a sign Behold, the virgin conceiving, and she will bare a son, and call his name Immanuel.

And it was in those days an order came out from Caesar Angustus, for the whole habitable globe to be enrolled. (This enrolling was first, Cyrenius being leader of Syria.) And all went to be enrolled, each in his own city.read more.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (for he was of the house and family of David :) To be enrolled with Mary his betrothed wife, being pregnant. And it was in their being there, the days were completed for her to bring forth. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and swathed him, and put him in a mangier; : for there was no place for them in the inn. And shepherds were in the country, sleeping in the fields, and watching over their flock the watches of the night. And, behold, a messenger of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them : and they fear a great fear. And the messenger said to them, Fear not : for, behold, I announce you good news, great joy, which shall be to all people. For this day a Saviour was born to you, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And this the sign to you; ye shall find the babe swathed, lying in a manger. And suddenly was there a multitude with the messenger of the heavenly army praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest ones, and upon earth peace, benevolence in men. And it was when the messenger departed from them into heaven, and the men, the shepherds, said to one another, Let us pass through now to Bethlehem, and see this word done,which the Lord made known to us. And having hastened, they came and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And having seen, they made known concerning the word spoken to them about the child. And all having heard wondered at the things spoken to them by the shepherds. And Mary kept together all these sayings, reflecting in her heart. And the shepherds returned, honouring and praising God for all which they heard and saw, as was spoken to them.

And it was in their being there, the days were completed for her to bring forth. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and swathed him, and put him in a mangier; : for there was no place for them in the inn.

And Jesus born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold the magi from the sunrisings arrived in Jerusalem, saying: Where is he born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the sunrising, and have come to worship him.

And again Esaias says, The root shall be of Jesse, and he having risen to rule over the nations; upon him shall the nations hope. And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, for you to abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

And Jehovah will add to speak to Ahaz, saying, Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God; make deep the asking, or make high upwards. And Ahaz will say, I will not ask and I will not tempt Jehovah.read more.
And he will say, Hear ye now, house of David; is it small for you to weary men, but will ye weary God also For this, Jehovah he will give to you a sign Behold, the virgin conceiving, and she will bare a son, and call his name Immanuel.

Behold, the days coming, says Jehovah, and I raised up the good word which I spake to the house of Israel and for the house of Judah. In those days and in that time I will cause the sprout of justice to spring up to David; and he did judgment and justice in the land. In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell with confidence; and this is what shall be called to her: Jehovah our Justice.

For whatever before was written before are for our instruction was before written that by patience and consolation able of the writings we might have hope. And may the God of patience and his consolation give you to mind the same in one another according to Christ Jesus: That unanimously in one mouth ye should glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.read more.
Wherefore receive ye one another, as also Christ received us to the glory of God. And I say Jesus Christ has become the servant of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises of the fathers: And the nations to glorify God for mercies; as has been written, For this will I acknowledge to thee in the nations; and I will play on, the harp to thy name. And again he says, Rejoice, ye nations, with his people. And again, Praise the Lord, all ye nations; and land him all ye people. And again Esaias says, The root shall be of Jesse, and he having risen to rule over the nations; upon him shall the nations hope. And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, for you to abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

In these days John the Baptist is present, proclaiming in the desert of Judea; And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near. For this is he spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, A voice of him crying in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.read more.
And this John had his garment from camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all round about Jordan; And they were immersed in Jordan by him, acknowledging their sins. And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has indicated to you to flee from the wrath about to come? Do ye therefore fruit worthy of repentance. And think not to say in yourselves we have Abraham a father; for I say to you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham. And now also the axe lies at the root of the trees; therefore every one not making good fruit is cut off and cast into fire. I truly immerse you in water to repentance; but he coming after me is stronger than I, whose shoes I am not fit to lift up; he shall immerse in the Holy Spirit, and fire Whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the store; but he will burn down the chaff in inextinguishable fire.

And shepherds were in the country, sleeping in the fields, and watching over their flock the watches of the night. And, behold, a messenger of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them : and they fear a great fear. And the messenger said to them, Fear not : for, behold, I announce you good news, great joy, which shall be to all people.read more.
For this day a Saviour was born to you, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And this the sign to you; ye shall find the babe swathed, lying in a manger. And suddenly was there a multitude with the messenger of the heavenly army praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest ones, and upon earth peace, benevolence in men. And it was when the messenger departed from them into heaven, and the men, the shepherds, said to one another, Let us pass through now to Bethlehem, and see this word done,which the Lord made known to us. And having hastened, they came and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And having seen, they made known concerning the word spoken to them about the child. And all having heard wondered at the things spoken to them by the shepherds. And Mary kept together all these sayings, reflecting in her heart. And the shepherds returned, honouring and praising God for all which they heard and saw, as was spoken to them.

And suddenly was there a multitude with the messenger of the heavenly army praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest ones, and upon earth peace, benevolence in men.

And this, knowing the time, that already the hour ye should be awakened out of sleep: for now our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night has advanced, and the day has drawn near: therefore let us lay down the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light. As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revelries and drunkenness, not in coition and licentiousness, not in strife and envy.read more.
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not consideration for the flesh, for the passions.

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, will your God say Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her that her war was filled up, her iniquity was paid off: that she received from the hand of Jehovah double for all her sins. The voice of him calling in the desert, Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the sterile region a highway for our God.read more.
Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the acclivity was for evenness, and the mountain ranges for a valley: And the glory of Jehovah was uncovered, and all flesh saw it together: for the mouth of Jehovah spake. The voice said, Call And he said, What shall I call? All flesh grass, and all its goodness as the flower of the field: The grass was dried up, the flower fell away: for the spirit of Jehovah blew upon it: surely the people grass. The grass was dried up, the flower fell away: and the word of our God shall stand forever. Upon the high mountain come up for thee, O Zion: announcing the good news, lift up thy voice with strength, O Jerusalem; announcing the good news, lift up, thou shalt not be afraid; say to the cities, Behold your God! Behold the Lord Jehovah will come in strength, and his arm ruling for him: behold, his reward with him and his work before him. As a shepherd he will feed his flock: with his arm he will gather the lambs, and will lift up into his bosom, he will lead those coming up.