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

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

And 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 father David,

And the angel answered 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 called holy—the Son of God.

For nothing will be impossible with God."

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people

because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high

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

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

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

he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him 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 man.

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

and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"

Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.