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Introduction
Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
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He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,
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He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
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Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”
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to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
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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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for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name.
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They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”
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and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
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This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
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When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
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So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
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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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Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
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so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
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And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
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As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
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John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
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John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
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Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
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I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.
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And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
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In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice,
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“Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
