Study Desk

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

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 answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

"For nothing will be impossible with God."

And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God.

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,

Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,

And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

"Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased."

The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

then he took Him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

At that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

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

AND ALL FLESH WILL SEE THE SALVATION OF GOD.'"

"Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

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