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They were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?"

And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.

They went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.

it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus;

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John.

"For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb.

"It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

Zacharias said to the angel, "How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."

The people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering at his delay in the temple.

After these days Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying,

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

The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

"For nothing will be impossible with God."

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

"For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave; For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.

"For the Mighty One has done great things for me; And holy is His name.

Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, "His name is John." And they were all astonished.

All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, "What then will this child turn out to be?" For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him.