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Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
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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.
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Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know that this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years.”
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The angel replied, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
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The Birth of Jesus Foretold
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
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The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
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Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”
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The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.
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Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
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The Shepherds and the Angels
In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
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Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
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But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people:
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And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
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When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”
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Jesus Is Named
After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’
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Those who are ashamed of me and of my words, of them the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
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“And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God;
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but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.
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Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.
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Indeed they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
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[[ Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength.
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and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive.
