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Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen.

it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."

And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years."

And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple.

After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying,

"Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people."

And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

For nothing will be impossible with God."

For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;

for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.

Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.

And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered.

and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.

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

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,