And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.

Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.

For with God nothing will be impossible.”

And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God.

“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people,

Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

Simeon Sees God’s Salvation

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, 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 this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”

Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

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