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title: "109 Bethlehem Quotes by 82 authors"
description: "Browse 109 Bethlehem quotes by 82 authors. Discover the best Bethlehem sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Shall we go to Bethlehem, men? Or shall we DANCE”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/shall-we-go-to-bethlehem-men-or-shall-we-dance/)

[Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/)

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> [Does God understand you? Find the answer in Bethlehem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/does-god-understand-you-find-the-answer-in-bethlehem/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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> [Have I allowed my personal human life to become a 'Bethlehem' for the Son of God?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/have-i-allowed-my-personal-human-life-to-become-a-bethlehem-for-the/)

[Oswald Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-chambers/)

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> [If the eternal King started in Bethlehem, so will anyone who follows Him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-bickle/if-the-eternal-king-started-in-bethlehem-so-will-anyone-who-follows/)

[Mike Bickle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-bickle/)

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> [The hinge of history is on the door of a Bethlehem stable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-washington-sockman/the-hinge-of-history-is-on-the-door-of-a-bethlehem-stable/)

[Ralph Washington Sockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-washington-sockman/)

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> [Bethlehem was God with us, Calvary was God for us, and Pentecost is God in us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-baer/bethlehem-was-god-with-us-calvary-was-god-for-us-and-pentecost-is-god/)

[Robert Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-baer/)

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> [And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches toward Bethlehem to be born?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-butler-yeats/and-what-rough-beast-its-hour-come-round-at-last-slouches-toward/)

[William Butler Yeats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-butler-yeats/)

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> [The miracle of Christmas is not on 34th street; it's in Bethlehem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/the-miracle-of-christmas-is-not-on-34th-street-it-s-in-bethlehem/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

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> [Christ was born in the first century, yet he belongs to all centuries. He was born a Jew, yet He belongs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-truett/christ-was-born-in-the-first-century-yet-he-belongs-to-all-centuries/)

[George W Truett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-truett/)

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> [I wanted to put together a Christmas album that went back to the stable in Bethlehem and the source of it all.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-coles/i-wanted-to-put-together-a-christmas-album-that-went-back-to-the/)

[Richard Coles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-coles/)

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> [“I was not a particularly small child. I was the one who always got picked to play Bethlehem in the school play.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/i-was-not-a-particularly-small-child-i-was-the-one-who-always-got/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

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> [May we all make the journey to Bethlehem in spirit, taking with us a tender caring heart as our gift to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-monson/may-we-all-make-the-journey-to-bethlehem-in-spirit-taking-with-us-a/)

[Thomas S. Monson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-monson/)

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> [I've left Bethlehem, and I feel free. I've left the girl I was supposed to be, and some day I'll be born.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-cole/i-ve-left-bethlehem-and-i-feel-free-i-ve-left-the-girl-i-was-supposed/)

[Paula Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-cole/)

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> [Only when we see that sacred, unadorned child of our devotion-the Babe of Bethlehem-will we know why the giving of gifts is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-holland/only-when-we-see-that-sacred-unadorned-child-of-our-devotion-the-babe/)

[Jeffrey R. Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-r-holland/)

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> [“The real turning point in human history is less apt to be the day the wheel is invented or Rome falls than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-buechner/the-real-turning-point-in-human-history-is-less-apt-to-be-the-day-the/)

[Frederick Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-buechner/)

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> [The goal of Bethlehem College and Seminary cannot be expressed with man as the end point. Christ is the endpoint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-goal-of-bethlehem-college-and-seminary-cannot-be-expressed-with/)

[John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/)

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> [The coming of Jesus at Bethlehem brought joy to the world and to every human heart. may His coming this Christmas bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mother-teresa/the-coming-of-jesus-at-bethlehem-brought-joy-to-the-world-and-to/)

[Mother Teresa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mother-teresa/)

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> [With the birth of the babe in Bethlehem, there emerged a great endowment—a power stronger than weapons, a wealth more lasting than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-monson/with-the-birth-of-the-babe-in-bethlehem-there-emerged-a-great/)

[Thomas S. Monson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-monson/)

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> [There would be no Christmas if there had not been Easter. The babe Jesus of Bethlehem would be but another baby without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-b-hinckley/there-would-be-no-christmas-if-there-had-not-been-easter-the-babe/)

[Gordon B. Hinckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-b-hinckley/)

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> [Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucinda-franks/christmas-in-bethlehem-the-ancient-dream-a-cold-clear-night-made/)

[Lucinda Franks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucinda-franks/)

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> [For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-buechner/for-outlandish-creatures-like-us-on-our-way-to-a-heart-a-brain-and/)

[Frederick Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-buechner/)

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> [“Due to this decree, Joseph and Mary were forced to go to Bethlehem, where Jesus was eventually born. This was a journey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-river-editors/due-to-this-decree-joseph-and-mary-were-forced-to-go-to-bethlehem/)

[Charles River Editors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-river-editors/)

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> [“The world was as broken and violent in first-century Bethlehem as it is today. And Jesus still comes to be with us,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-moorehead/the-world-was-as-broken-and-violent-in-first-century-bethlehem-as-it/)

[Kate Moorehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-moorehead/)

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> [Heathenism had proved unequal to the wants of men; and it was when the most thoughtful among the Pagans were turned away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mackergo-taylor/heathenism-had-proved-unequal-to-the-wants-of-men-and-it-was-when-the/)

[William Mackergo Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mackergo-taylor/)

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> [Like so many pilgrims before us, we kneel in wonder and adoration before the ineffable mystery which. was accomplished here... In This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/like-so-many-pilgrims-before-us-we-kneel-in-wonder-and-adoration/)

[Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/)

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> [I would argue that the truth of Easter does not depend on whether there was an empty tomb, or whether anything happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/i-would-argue-that-the-truth-of-easter-does-not-depend-on-whether/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

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> [The whole life of Christ was a continual Passion; others die martyrs but Christ was born a martyr. He found a Golgotha…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-donne/the-whole-life-of-christ-was-a-continual-passion-others-die-martyrs/)

[John Donne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-donne/)

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> [“The 4th century church was later replaced by the building that exists in present-day Bethlehem. Between 530 and 533, Emperor Justinian I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-river-editors/the-4th-century-church-was-later-replaced-by-the-building-that-exists/)

[Charles River Editors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-river-editors/)

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> [Who would have believed that the daughters of that mighty city would one day be wandering as servants and slaves on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-jerome/who-would-have-believed-that-the-daughters-of-that-mighty-city-would/)

[St. Jerome](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-jerome/)

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> [Faith is not our saviour. It was not faith that was born at Bethlehem and died on Golgotha for us. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horatius-bonar/faith-is-not-our-saviour-it-was-not-faith-that-was-born-at-bethlehem/)

[Horatius Bonar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horatius-bonar/)

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> [One response was given by the innkeeper when Mary and Joseph wanted to find a room where the Child could be born.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/one-response-was-given-by-the-innkeeper-when-mary-and-joseph-wanted/)

[Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/)

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> [Maybe your life resembles a Bethlehem stable. Crude in some spots, smelly in others. Not much glamour. Not always neat. People in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/maybe-your-life-resembles-a-bethlehem-stable-crude-in-some-spots/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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> [“During the early Islamic period between the 7th and 11th centuries, Bethlehem came under the dominion of the Muslim caliphates, and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-river-editors/during-the-early-islamic-period-between-the-7th-and-11th-centuries/)

[Charles River Editors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-river-editors/)

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> [May the star of Bethlehem shine in your path.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samael-aun-weor/may-the-star-of-bethlehem-shine-in-your-path/)

[Samael Aun Weor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samael-aun-weor/)

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> [Ridcully was to management what King Herod was to the Bethlehem Playgroup Association.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/ridcully-was-to-management-what-king-herod-was-to-the-bethlehem/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [O come all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-oakeley/o-come-all-ye-faithful-joyful-and-triumphant-o-come-ye-o-come-ye-to-2/)

[Frederick Oakeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-oakeley/)

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> [Peace on earth, and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-wesley/peace-on-earth-and-mercy-mild-god-and-sinners-reconciled/)

[Charles Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-wesley/)

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> [God has a timeline. And because of Bethlehem, we have an idea where we stand on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/god-has-a-timeline-and-because-of-bethlehem-we-have-an-idea-where-we/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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> [Because of Bethlehem, I have a friend in heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/because-of-bethlehem-i-have-a-friend-in-heaven/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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> [We came from Bethlehem, Georgia bearing Betty Crocker cake mixes into the jungle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/we-came-from-bethlehem-georgia-bearing-betty-crocker-cake-mixes-into/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

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## Top authors on Bethlehem

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-max-lucado-65870.jpg) Max Lucado 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bethlehem/max-lucado/)
- [Charles River Editors 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bethlehem/charles-river-editors/)

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                        "text": "Heathenism had proved unequal to the wants of men; and it was when the most thoughtful among the Pagans were turned away from its hollow mockeries and misleading altars that the anthem of the angels broke clear and loud above the slopes of Bethlehem: \"Glory to God in the highest! Peace on earth and good will toward men!",
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                        "text": "Like so many pilgrims before us, we kneel in wonder and adoration before the ineffable mystery which. was accomplished here... In This Child - the Son who is given to us - we find rest for our souls and the true bread that never fails - the Eucharistic Bread foreshadowed even in the name of this town: Bethlehem, the house of bread. God lies hidden in the Child; divinity lies hidden in the Bread of Life",
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                        "text": "I would argue that the truth of Easter does not depend on whether there was an empty tomb, or whether anything happened to the body of Jesus. ... I do not see the Christian tradition as exclusively true, or the Bible as the unique and infallible revelation of God. ... It makes no historical sense to say, 'Jesus was killed for the sins of the world.' ... I am one of those Christians who does not believe in the virgin birth, nor in the star of Bethlehem, nor in the journeys of the wisemen, nor in the shepherds coming to the manger, as facts of history.",
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                        "text": "The whole life of Christ was a continual Passion; others die martyrs but Christ was born a martyr.  He found a Golgotha even in Bethlehem, where he was born; for to his tenderness then the straws were almost as sharp as the thorns after, and the manger as uneasy at first as his cross at last.  His birth and his death were but one continual act, and his Christmas day and his Good Friday are but the evening and morning of one and the same day.  And as even his birth is his death, so every action and passage that manifests Christ to us is his birth, for Epiphany is manifestation.",
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                        "text": "“The 4th century church was later replaced by the building that exists in present-day Bethlehem. Between 530 and 533, Emperor Justinian I dedicated a second Church of the Nativity upon the site, and according to the Egyptian Patriarch Eutychius of Alexandria, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem was destroyed and rebuilt by Justinian because the Byzantine emperor felt that the old church was too small.[43] This is the oldest Christian church that has remained in constant use throughout history.”",
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                        "text": "Who would have believed that the daughters of that mighty city would one day be wandering as servants and slaves on the shores of Egypt and Africa, or that Bethlehem would daily receive noble Romans, distinguished ladies, brought up in wealth and now reduced to beggary? I cannot help them all, but I grieve and weep with them, and am completely absorbed in the duties which charity imposes on me. I have put aside my commentary on Ezekiel and almost all study. For today we must translate the precepts of the Scriptures into deeds; instead of speaking saintly words, we must act them.",
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                        "text": "Faith is not our saviour. It was not faith that was born at Bethlehem and died on Golgotha for us. It was not faith that loved us, and gave itself for us; that bore our sins in its own body on the tree; that died and rose again for our sins. Faith is one thing, the Saviour is another. Faith is one thing, and the cross is another. Let us not confound them, nor ascribe to a poor, imperfect act of man, that which belongs exclusively to the Son of the Living God.",
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                        "text": "One response was given by the innkeeper when Mary and Joseph wanted to find a room where the Child could be born. The innkeeper was not hostile; he was not opposed to them, but his inn was crowded; his hands were full; his mind was preoccupied. This is the answer that millions are giving today. Like a Bethlehem innkeeper, they cannot find room for Christ. All the accommodations in their hearts are already taken up by other crowding interests. Their response is not atheism. It is not defiance. It is preoccupation and the feeling of being able to get on reasonably well without Christianity.",
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                        "text": "Maybe your life resembles a Bethlehem stable. Crude in some spots, smelly in others. Not much glamour. Not always neat. People in your circle remind you of stable animals: grazing like sheep, stubborn like donkeys, and that cow in the corner looks a lot like the fellow next door. You, like Joseph, knocked on the innkeeper's door. But you were too late. Or too old, sick, dull, damaged, poor, or peculiar. You know the sound of a slamming door.",
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                        "text": "“During the early Islamic period between the 7th and 11th centuries, Bethlehem came under the dominion of the Muslim caliphates, and in 634, Modestus, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, failed to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem for the first time in three centuries.[69] During this time, parts of the southern transept of Justinian’s church were converted to be used as prayer areas for Muslims.[70] Bethlehem was an important site for Muslims, who considered it the birthplace of Issa, the Islamic equivalent of Jesus who was seen as a prophet for the coming of Muhammad. In 1009, Caliph Hakim ordered that Christian monuments and structures around the Holy Land be destroyed, but the Church of the Nativity managed to survive this widespread destruction”",
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