There are so many wonderful Christmas traditions from decorating the tree to singing Christmas carols to helping others who might need some extra cheer. But one of the most poignant traditions is reading the Christmas story. Some families read it on Christmas Eve; others might wait until Christmas morning.
Whenever you read the Christmas story this season, it’s always fun to read it out of a new Bible. This is especially true for us on the Bible Team. Is there anything more exciting than a new Bible? We don’t think so! We have made our list of Bibles we hope to be reading out of this Christmas season.
Sandra
The Bible on my wish list this year is the NLT Thinline Reference Zipper Bible, Filament Enabled. Since my church is reading through the Bible together and encouraging us to bring our own Bibles to church each week, I’ve been wanting something more compact and portable than my big Life Application Study Bible. This one is the perfect fit—it will slip easily into my purse, and the zipper keeps the pages safe from getting bent or torn. Plus, with the Filament app I’ll get study notes, devotionals, maps, and videos that help me go deeper. So I get the best of both worlds: a beautiful, carry-everywhere Bible with a whole library of study tools when I want them.
Ryan
My pick is the Streetlights New Testament. Featuring simple yet insightful Bible notes and helps, this resource unpacks the Scriptures and applies them to life today. The NT also includes links to additional Streetlights digital content, including the NLT Streetlights Audio Bible, read to a compelling hip-hop-style soundtrack. Perfect for growing in your understanding of God and the gospel and also for outreach to our next generation, the Streetlights New Testament is a must-have for Christmas this year.
HINT: It also makes a great stocking stuffer!
Callie
I’ve been wanting an Inspire Praise Bible because it feels like such a peaceful way to slow down and spend time with God with a spirit of gratitude and praise. I love the idea of journaling, coloring, and being able to write notes right in my Bible. Plus, with the Filament Bible app, it’s basically a study Bible too.
Maissie
I hope I get the DaySpring Daily Devotional Bible for Moms for Christmas this year! As a new mom, this New Living Translation Bible has just what I need to feel encouraged in the joys and challenges of motherhood. With 365 devotionals and prayers, there is just enough content to help me get filled up when I read my Bible without being overwhelmed by an entire study Bible. This Bible is beautifully designed, and it has wide margins so I can take notes and write prayers in it too. I love that this Bible draws me closer to God and encourages me to be the best mom for my little one.
Rosario
This Christmas, I would love to get the Biblia Inspira NTV, letra grande con Filament—Ramo Azul. The large print and beautiful art make it the perfect combination to help me reflect and meditate on the Word as I read. The floral cover and color are absolutely beautiful too!
The best part is that it’s Filament enabled, so I can expand my Bible study with access to devotionals, worship music, study notes, and audible Bibles.
Amy
I’m throwing out some strong hints about the Bible I want for Christmas this year: the gorgeous new Olive Branch Green edition of Every Woman’s Bible. Here at Tyndale, we work hard to publish Bibles in a variety of styles and colors so that just about anyone can find a Bible that feels personalized and special. This one, I think, was made for me. I’m going to love digging into God’s Word alongside the rich study and devotional content and using the huge library of resources available through the Filament Bible app—all within that beautiful muted green cover. Plus, I’ll be learning from other women about their stories, their insights into Scripture, and how I can live more deeply and faithfully with Jesus. Note to my family: I hope you’re reading this!
Jeff
The new black bonded leather, personal size Life Application Study Bible! It looks and feels much more like genuine leather than bonded. It’s a portable option for a resource-rich study Bible.
Claudia
I am hoping for the Biblia GO para niños NTV. This fall, Tyndale released this wonderful kids Bible, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m about to become a grandmother for the first time, and I’m so excited to gift my first grandchild his very first Spanish Bible—full of beautiful illustrations, helpful notes, and all the amazing features this kids Bible has to offer.
It’s the perfect companion for him as he grows—hearing his parents read the Word of God and learning about God’s love from infancy and preschool all the way through his elementary school years. I’m so grateful for resources like this kids Bible that help future generations walk closely with God.
Kim
I’d love to have the NLT Reflections Bible, Artist’s Edition because it offers the perfect blend of beauty, creativity, and depth. The wide margins and journaling space would let me slow down, reflect on God’s Word, and express my prayers, thoughts, and creativity right alongside Scripture. I love that it’s designed not just for reading but also for interacting with God’s truth in a way that’s personal and lasting.
The elegant, limited-edition, artist-designed cloth-over-board cover and high-quality details make it a keepsake I would treasure, while the New Living Translation makes God’s Word clear and meaningful. It’s not just a Bible—it’s a creative tool for deepening my walk with the Lord and capturing the ways he speaks to me along the journey.
Lauren
On my wish list this year is the new Pink Rose LeatherLike binding of the NLT/NTV Bilingual Bible. I’ve been eager to own a Bible that includes both the NLT and the NTV so I can read and compare the languages side-by-side during my daily devotionals. This new and beautiful, bright pink binding is also a perfect gift for those in my life who are either already bilingual or are second-language learners of English or of Spanish!
Evie
I am a huge fan of center-column reference Bibles, and the brown LeatherLike NLT Large Print Thinline Center-Column Reference Bible, Filament Enabled is calling my name. I am not quite ready for reader’s glasses, but the larger text makes reading the Bible so much easier. The thinline format is perfect for taking it with me wherever I go, and the New Living Translation is so engaging. Between the incredible references right there in the text, access to the thousands of resources in the Filament Bible app, and the Greek and Hebrew word study system, I will be spending many happy hours diving into Scripture. Please let it be under my tree!
The Son of God, as “very God” (to quote the Nicene Creed), arrived on this earth as a man. He came to the mountains He created. He faced the rivers with their rushing currents. He crossed the valleys. He gazed upon the sea. He walked beneath the skies and the stars and the moon and the sun. But the tragedy of all tragedies is this: “He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him” (John 1:10). The world didn’t recognize the One who had created it. In other words, “He came to his own people, and even they rejected him” (John 1:11).
We all know the Christmas story: The Creator came to our planet as a baby, but there was no room at the inn for the One who had created the rocks from which that inn was made. There was no welcome mat for Christ. Isn’t it remarkable that the One who is coequal, coeternal, and coexistent with the Father and the Spirit—the One who divinely decreed the events that would run their course on this earth in perfect timing with His profound plan—could come to the earth and be beaten and spit upon, have spikes driven through His hands and feet, be hung on a cross, and be cursed until He died? Even after being raised from the dead, He is still denied, rejected, and refused some twenty centuries later. There is still no room for the Savior.
From the vanishing point of the past to the vanishing point of the future, Jesus Christ remains in His nature and His attributes very God. But Christ, in order that human beings might be able to see what God is like in tangible form, became a human for all eternity future. This introduction to the Gospel of John concludes, “No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us” (John 1:18).
These contrasts are a foretaste of things to come. In Jesus, the God of Israel and Lord of all the earth has come to visit and to save his people. The Divine One reaches down to meet them where they are. Throughout Luke’s Gospel, Jesus will show special concern for the lowly, the poor, the outcast, and sinners. These are the ones he has come to
save because they recognize their need for him. They receive the message of salvation with joy and rejoicing.
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At this point, God sent a messenger to Joseph to confirm Mary’s story and open another way of obedience for Joseph—to take Mary as his wife. Joseph obeyed God, married Mary, and honored her virginity until after the baby was born. Joseph’s role as guardian of God’s Son and of Mary is clearly seen in his response to the dream in which the angel of the Lord instructed him to flee to Egypt. Joseph immediately obeyed, leading his family to Egypt in order to escape from Herod and later returning to settle in Nazareth instead of going back to Bethlehem.
Mary, the wife of Joseph, was the virgin mother of Jesus. Luke tells us that as a young girl in Nazareth, Mary was betrothed to Joseph, a local carpenter. Before the marriage took place, an angel announced to her that she would become pregnant by the power of God’s Spirit and give birth to the Son of God (1:26‑35). Mary responded to this extraordinary message in simple faith, humbly submitting herself to God’s will (1:38, 46‑55). Shortly thereafter, the message was confirmed by her relative Elizabeth, who spoke of Mary as the most blessed of all women (1:39‑45). Mary’s miraculous bearing of the Son of God was viewed as a fulfillment of prophecy (Isa 7:14).
Okay, maybe it’s not all our Bibles Team members want for Christmas, but these Bibles would bring huge smiles to our faces if they showed up under our Christmas trees. One of our passions is to encourage people to engage with God’s Word. God loves variety! Just look at the world around us. We understand that how people engage with Scripture is as uniquely beautiful and different as his creation. That is one of the reasons we are creating such a varied lineup of Bibles. We hope to help you or your loved one to find the perfect Bible to keep you reading and connecting with God’s living Word to us. What Bible are you hoping is under your Christmas Tree?
“At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.” Luke 2:1-7, NLT
Determined to restore his relationship with his creation and show his love for his people, God sent his Son to earth. Jesus Christ was the King of kings, but he did not enter on a charging white stallion or in a chariot preceded by a hundred foot soldiers. He came as a lowly, dependent infant. From these humble beginnings he grew to become part of the everyday world, building a relationship with others on love, not fear; on fellowship, not power.