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You are the mother of my Lord, and you have come to me! Why has something so good happened to me?

a promise to free us from the power of our enemies, so that we could serve him without fear

And so the little boy John grew up and became stronger in spirit. Then he lived in areas away from other people until the time when he came out to tell God's message to the people of Israel.

So Joseph left Nazareth, a town in Galilee, and went to the town of Bethlehem in Judea. It was known as the town of David. Joseph went there because he was from the family of David.

So they went running and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the feeding box.

The time came for Mary and Joseph to do the things the Law of Moses taught about being made pure. They brought Jesus to Jerusalem so that they could present him to the Lord.

The law of the Lord also says that people must give a sacrifice: "You must sacrifice two doves or two young pigeons." So Joseph and Mary went to Jerusalem to do this.

The Spirit led Simeon to the Temple. So he was there when Mary and Joseph brought the baby Jesus to do what the Jewish law said they must do.

So the secret thoughts of many will be made known. And the things that happen will be painful for you—like a sword cutting through your heart."

but they did not find him. So they went back to Jerusalem to look for him there.

As Jesus grew taller, he continued to grow in wisdom. God was pleased with him and so were the people who knew him.

So he went through the whole area around the Jordan River and told the people God's message. He told them to be baptized to show that they wanted to change their lives, and then their sins would be forgiven.

So Herod added another bad thing to all his other wrongs: He put John in jail.

It is also written, ‘Their hands will catch you so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.'"

And so the news about Jesus spread to every place in the whole area.

Simon answered, "Master, we worked hard all night trying to catch fish and caught nothing. But you say I should put the nets into the water, so I will."

The fishermen put their nets into the water. Their nets were filled with so many fish that they began to break.

They called to their friends in the other boat to come and help them. The friends came, and both boats were filled so full of fish that they were almost sinking.

Jesus often went away to other places to be alone so that he could pray.

But there were so many people that they could not find a way to Jesus. So they went up on the roof and lowered the crippled man down through a hole in the ceiling. They lowered the mat into the room so that the crippled man was lying before Jesus.