(A)And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.

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The angel of the Lord(A) appeared to her(B) and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.(C)

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

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13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid,(A) Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.(B)

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11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of (A)the altar of incense.

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11 Then an angel(A) of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.(B)

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Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born.”

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Then Manoah(A) prayed to the Lord: “Pardon your servant, Lord. I beg you to let the man of God(B) you sent to us come again to teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born.”

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The Call of Gideon

11 Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash (A)the Abiezrite, while his son (B)Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And (C)the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, (D)“The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.”

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11 The angel of the Lord(A) came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah(B) that belonged to Joash(C) the Abiezrite,(D) where his son Gideon(E) was threshing(F) wheat in a winepress(G) to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you,(H) mighty warrior.(I)

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Israel's Disobedience

Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to (A)Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, (B)‘I will never break my covenant with you,

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The Angel of the Lord at Bokim

The angel of the Lord(A) went up from Gilgal(B) to Bokim(C) and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt(D) and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors.(E) I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,(F)

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28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, (A)O favored one, (B)the Lord is with you!”[a] 29 But (C)she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for (D)you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, (E)you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and (F)you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (G)the Most High. And the Lord God (H)will give to him the throne of (I)his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob (J)forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”[b]

35 And the angel answered her, (K)“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of (L)the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[c] will be called (M)holy—(N)the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her (O)who was called barren. 37 For (P)nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[d] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And (Q)the angel departed from her.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:28 Some manuscripts add Blessed are you among women!
  2. Luke 1:34 Greek since I do not know a man
  3. Luke 1:35 Some manuscripts add of you
  4. Luke 1:38 Greek bondservant; also verse 48

28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid,(A) Mary; you have found favor with God.(B) 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.(C) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(D) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(E) 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(F) will never end.”(G)

34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,(H) and the power of the Most High(I) will overshadow you. So the holy one(J) to be born will be called[a] the Son of God.(K) 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child(L) in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.”(M)

38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.

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  1. Luke 1:35 Or So the child to be born will be called holy,

16 And he said, “At this season, (A)about this time next year, you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, (B)O man of God; (C)do not lie to your servant.”

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16 “About this time(A) next year,” Elisha said, “you will hold a son in your arms.”

“No, my lord!” she objected. “Please, man of God, don’t mislead your servant!”

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10 The Lord said, “I will surely return to you (A)about this time next year, and (B)Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him.

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10 Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year,(A) and Sarah your wife will have a son.”(B)

Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.

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16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will (A)give[a] you a son by her. I will bless her, and (B)she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”

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  1. Genesis 17:16 Hebrew have given

16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her.(A) I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations;(B) kings of peoples will come from her.”

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20 And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.”[a]

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard of God

20 So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(A) She named(B) him Samuel,[a](C) saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard by God.

10 So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, “Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me.”

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10 The woman hurried to tell her husband, “He’s here! The man who appeared to me(A) the other day!”

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Then the woman came and told her husband, (A)“A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. (B)I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name,

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Then the woman went to her husband and told him, “A man of God(A) came to me. He looked like an angel of God,(B) very awesome.(C) I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name.

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