Eze 18:23, 32, 33:11, Mat 18:10-11, 28:5-7, Luk 2:1-14, Act 5:19, 10:3-5 | ESV | STEP | Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked , declares the Lord God , and not rather that he should turn from his way and live ?

11 Say to them, ^dAs I live, declares the Lord God, ^eI have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; ^fturn back, turn back from your evil ways, ^gfor why will you die, O house of Israel?

Matthew 18:10-11

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10 “See that you do not despise ^hone of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven ⁱtheir angels always ^jsee the face of my Father who is in heaven. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost}

Matthew 28:5-7

5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, ^las he said. Come, see the place where he ^{▼▼Some manuscripts the Lord} lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, ⁿhe is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.”

Luke 2:1-14

The Birth of Jesus Christ

1 In those days ^oa decree went out from ^pCaesar Augustus that all the world should be ^qregistered. 2 This was the first ^rregistration when ^{▼▼Or This was the registration before} Quirinius ^twas governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up ^ufrom Galilee, from the town of ^vNazareth, to Judea, to ^wthe city of David, which is called ^xBethlehem, ^ybecause he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, ^{▼▼That is, one legally pledged to be married} who was with child. 6 And ^aawhile they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and ^abwrapped him in swaddling cloths and ^aclaid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in ^adthe inn.

The Shepherds and the Angels

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord ^aeappeared to them, and ^afthe glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all ^agthe people. 11 For ^ahunto you is born this day in ^aithe city of David ^aja Savior, who is ^akChrist ^althe Lord. 12 And ^amthis will be a sign for you: you will find a baby ^anwrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel ^aoa multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

14 ^ap“Glory to God ^aqin the highest,
^arand on earth ^aspeace ^atamong those with whom he is pleased!” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts peace, good will among men}

Acts 5:19

19 But during the night ^avan angel of the Lord ^awopened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

Acts 10:3-5

3 ^axAbout the ninth hour of the day ^{▼▼That is, 3 p.m.} ^azhe saw clearly in a vision ^baan angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” 4 And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms ^bbhave ascended ^bcas a memorial before God. 5 And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter.