Luke 2:11 (DBY)

Passage

for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ [the] Lord.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:9 And lo, an angel of [the] Lord was there by them, and [the] glory of [the] Lord shone around them, and they feared [with] great fear.

Luke 2:10 And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;

Luke 2:11 for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ [the] Lord.

Luke 2:12 And this is the sign to you: ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, and lying in a manger.

Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "to-day", "saviour", "been", "born", "david's", "city", "christ", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "to-day" and "saviour", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And the angel said to them Fear..." into verse 12's "And this is the sign to you...", so "to-day" and "saviour" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "to-day" and "saviour" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.