Luke 2:12 (YLT)

Passage

and this <FI>is<Fi> to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'

Nearby Context

Luke 2:10 And the messenger said to them, `Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people--

Luke 2:11 because there was born to you to-day a Saviour--who is Christ the Lord--in the city of David,

Luke 2:12 and this <FI>is<Fi> to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'

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

Luke 2:14 `Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men--good will.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sign", "shall", "find", "babe", "wrapped", "lying", and "manger". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sign" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "because there was born to you to-day..." into verse 13's "And suddenly there came with the messenger...", so "sign" and "shall" 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 "sign" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.