Luke 1:13
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13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.(A)
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Acts 10:31
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31 He said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms have been remembered before God.
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1 Samuel 2:21
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21 And[a] the Lord took note of Hannah; she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.(A)
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- 2.21 Q ms Gk: MT When
Psalm 113:9
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9 He gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the Lord!(A)
Psalm 127:3-5
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3 Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.(A)
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons of one’s youth.
5 Happy is the man who has
his quiver full of them.
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.(B)
Genesis 25:21
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21 Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife because she was barren, and the Lord granted his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.(A)
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Luke 2:21
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Jesus Is Named
21 When the eighth day came, it was time to circumcise the child,[a] and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.(A)
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Psalm 118:21
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21 I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.(A)
Matthew 14:27
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27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.”(A)
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2 Kings 4:16-17
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16 He said, “At this season, in due time, you shall embrace a son.” She replied, “No, my lord, O man of God; do not deceive your servant.”(A)
17 The woman conceived and bore a son at that season, in due time, as Elisha had declared to her.
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Judges 13:3-5
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3 And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Although you are barren, having borne no children, you shall conceive and bear a son.(A) 4 Now be careful not to drink wine or strong drink or to eat anything unclean,(B) 5 for you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor is to come on his head, for the boy shall be a nazirite to God from birth. It is he who shall begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”(C)
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Genesis 18:14
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14 Is anything too wonderful for the Lord? At the set time I will return to you, in due season, and Sarah shall have a son.”(A)
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Genesis 17:19
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19 God said, “No, but your wife Sarah shall bear you a son, and you shall name him Isaac.[a] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.(A)
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- 17.19 That is, he laughs
Genesis 17:10
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10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.(A)
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Mark 16:6
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6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him.(A)
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Matthew 28:5
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5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.(A)
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Daniel 10:12
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12 He said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.(A)
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Isaiah 8:3
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3 And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
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1 Samuel 1:20-23
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20 In due time Hannah conceived and bore a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I have asked him of the Lord.”(A)
21 The man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.(B) 22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, that he may appear in the presence of the Lord and remain there forever; I will offer him as a nazirite for all time.”[a](C) 23 Her husband Elkanah said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him; only, may the Lord establish your[b] word.” So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.(D)
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Judges 6:23
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23 But the Lord said to him, “Peace be to you; do not fear; you shall not die.”
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Luke 24:36-40
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Jesus Appears to His Disciples
36 While they were talking about this, Jesus[a] himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”[b] 37 They were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost.(A) 38 He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see, for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”(B) 40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.[c]
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Luke 1:60-63
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60 But his mother said, “No; he is to be called John.” 61 They said to her, “None of your relatives has this name.” 62 Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. 63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And all of them were amazed.
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Luke 1:30
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30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
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Hosea 1:9-10
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9 Then the Lord said, “Name him Lo-ammi,[a] for you are not my people, and I am not your God.”[b]
The Restoration of Israel
10 [c]Yet the number of the people of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which can be neither measured nor numbered, and in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.”(A)
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Hosea 1:6
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6 She conceived again and bore a daughter. Then the Lord said to him, “Name her Lo-ruhamah,[a] for I will no longer have pity on the house of Israel or forgive them.(A)
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- 1.6 That is, not pitied
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