Study Desk

Now go and tell his followers and Peter, ‘Jesus is going into Galilee ahead of you, and you will see him there as he told you before.'"

After Mary saw Jesus, she went and told his followers, who were very sad and were crying.

Later, Jesus showed himself to two of his followers while they were walking in the country, but he did not look the same as before.

Jesus said to his followers, "Go everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone.

After the Lord Jesus said these things to his followers, he was carried up into heaven, and he sat at the right side of God.

They have written the same things that we learned from others—the people who saw those things from the beginning and served God by telling people his message.

Zechariah and Elizabeth truly did what God said was good. They did everything the Lord commanded and were without fault in keeping his law.

One day Zechariah was serving as a priest before God, because his group was on duty.

He will bring you joy and gladness, and many people will be happy because of his birth.

When his time of service at the Temple was finished, he went home.

The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary; God has shown you his grace.

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of King David, his ancestor.

He will rule over the people of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end."

because he has shown his concern for his humble servant girl. From now on, all people will say that I am blessed,

because the Powerful One has done great things for me. His name is holy.

God will show his mercy forever and ever to those who worship and serve him.

He has done mighty deeds by his power. He has scattered the people who are proud and think great things about themselves.

He has helped his servant, the people of Israel, remembering to show them mercy

as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his children forever."

When the baby was eight days old, they came to circumcise him. They wanted to name him Zechariah because this was his father's name,