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Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
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Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
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He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
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The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.
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The Birth of Jesus Foretold
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
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But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
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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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For no word from God will ever fail.”
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and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
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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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because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
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Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
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“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
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The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
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Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
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Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
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And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
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And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
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during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
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And all people will see God’s salvation.’”
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Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
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the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
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The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
