Study Desk

The women went into the tomb, and on the right side they saw a young man in a white robe sitting there. They were alarmed.

The man said, "Don't be alarmed! You are looking for Jesus from Nazareth, who was nailed to a cross. God has raised him to life, and he isn't here. You can see the place where they put his body.

When the women ran from the tomb, they were confused and shaking all over. They were too afraid to tell anyone what had happened.

Even though they heard that Jesus was alive and that Mary had seen him, they would not believe it.

Everyone who believes me will be able to do wonderful things. By using my name they will force out demons, and they will speak new languages.

They will handle snakes and will drink poison and not be hurt. They will also heal sick people by placing their hands on them.

Then the disciples left and preached everywhere. The Lord was with them, and the miracles they worked proved that their message was true. The women quickly told Peter and his friends what had happened. Later, Jesus sent the disciples to the east and to the west with his sacred and everlasting message of how people can be saved forever.

They wrote what we had been told by the ones who were there in the beginning and saw what happened.

But they did not have children. Elizabeth could not have any, and both Zechariah and Elizabeth were already old.

He will go ahead of the Lord with the same power and spirit that Elijah had. And because of John, parents will be more thoughtful of their children. And people who now disobey God will begin to think as they ought to. That is how John will get people ready for the Lord.

When he did come out, he could not speak, and they knew he had seen a vision. He motioned to them with his hands, but did not say a thing.

Mary was confused by the angel's words and wondered what they meant.

her neighbors and relatives heard how kind the Lord had been to her, and they too were glad.

and while they were there,

Suddenly many other angels came down from heaven and joined in praising God. They said:

They hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and they saw the baby lying on a bed of hay.

As the shepherds returned to their sheep, they were praising God and saying wonderful things about him. Everything they had seen and heard was just as the angel had said.

Eight days later Jesus' parents did for him what the Law of Moses commands. And they named him Jesus, just as the angel had told Mary when he promised she would have a baby.

The time came for Mary and Joseph to do what the Law of Moses says a mother is supposed to do after her baby is born. They took Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem and presented him to the Lord,

After Joseph and Mary had done everything that the Law of the Lord commands, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee.