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Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.

Once when he was serving as priest before God and his section was on duty,

He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

The angel replied, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town 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 to him the throne of his ancestor David.

The angel said to her, "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 Son of God.

For nothing will be impossible with God."

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God.

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them.

By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us,

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

"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!"

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

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

At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

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

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