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.

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:

So with many other exhortations he proclaimed the good news to the people.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,

But he said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.”

And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight; the lame walk; those with a skin disease are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead are raised; the poor have good news brought to them.

Some Women Accompany Jesus

Soon afterward he went on through one town and village after another, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,

So they departed and went through the villages, bringing the good news and curing diseases everywhere.

“The Law and the Prophets were until John came; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is being proclaimed, and everyone tries to enter it by force.

The Authority of Jesus Questioned

One day as he was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders