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And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?

And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!

And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English.

It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus;

But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.

He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

For there is nothing which God is not able to do.

For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.

For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.

His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.

His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house.

Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.