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The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

So the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

For nothing will be impossible with God."

and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,

Immediately Zechariah's mouth was opened and his tongue released, and he spoke, blessing God.

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed his people.

Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!"

So the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told.

Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,

At that moment, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

and all humanity will see the salvation of God.'"

Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and don't begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.