³⁵ The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.

¹⁴ You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer.

²⁶ He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.^[a]

¹⁶ For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”^[a]