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Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

But the angel said, "Do not be frightened, Mary, for you have found favour with God.

He will be great and He will be called `Son of the Most High.' And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David;

The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for this reason your holy offspring will be called `the Son of God.'

For no promise from God will be impossible of fulfilment."

And my spirit triumphs in God my Saviour;

Instantly his mouth and his tongue were set free, and he began to speak and bless God.

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel," he said, "Because He has not forgotten His people but has effected redemption for them,

Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us,

And immediately there was with the angel a multitude of the army of Heaven praising God and saying,

"Glory be to God in the highest Heavens, And on earth peace among men who please Him!"

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem of the name of Symeon, an upright and God-fearing man, who was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

And coming up just at that moment, she gave thanks to God, and spoke about the child to all who were expecting the deliverance of Jerusalem.

And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him.

And as Jesus grew older He gained in both wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

during the High-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, a message from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the Desert.

Live lives which shall prove your change of heart; and do not begin to say to yourselves, `We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.

son of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.