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He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
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And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
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Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
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“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
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He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
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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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but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”
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All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.
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“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
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And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
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to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
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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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Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
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a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”
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And all people will see God’s salvation.’”
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Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”
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The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah.
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And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
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The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened
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All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this.
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Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit
Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people.
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All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!”
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At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them.
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Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.
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At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them.
