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Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
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But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
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Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”
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The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.
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The Birth of Jesus Foretold
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
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The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
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But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
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“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
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The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
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“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
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An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
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But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
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Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
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When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
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On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.
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For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;
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Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
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“I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.
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But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God.
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In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
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and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.
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An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.
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but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.
