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Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.

they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well."

They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]

They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.

Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father.

He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.

So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.

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

So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

but (because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers) they went a day's journey. Then they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

When his parents saw him, they were overwhelmed. His mother said to him, "Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously."

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.