Luke 1:26

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Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

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  • Matt 2:23 : 23 He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
  • Luke 1:19 : 19 The angel answered him,“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
  • John 7:41 : 41 Others said,“This is the Christ!” But still others said,“No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?
  • Luke 2:4 : 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.
  • John 1:45-46 : 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him,“We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about– Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael replied,“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip replied,“Come and see.”

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  • Luke 1:27-32
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    27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.

    28 The angel came to her and said,“Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!”

    29 But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.

    30 So the angel said to her,“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!

    31 Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

    32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

  • Luke 1:18-19
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    18 Zechariah said to the angel,“How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.”

    19 The angel answered him,“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

  • Luke 1:34-48
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    34 Mary said to the angel,“How will this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?”

    35 The angel replied,“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 the Son of God.

    36 “And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age– although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

    37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”

    38 So Mary said,“Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

    39 Mary and Elizabeth In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

    40 and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.

    41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

    42 She exclaimed with a loud voice,“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!

    43 And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

    44 For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

    45 And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled.”

    46 Mary’s Hymn of Praise And Mary said,“My soul exalts the Lord,

    47 and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,

    48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed,

  • 18 The Birth of Jesus Christ Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

  • Matt 1:20-23
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    20 When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

    21 She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

    22 This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

    23 “Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”

  • Luke 1:24-25
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    24 After some time his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. She said,

    25 “This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”

  • Luke 1:11-15
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    11 An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him.

    12 And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.

    13 But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.

    14 Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

    15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

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    56 So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.

    57 The Birth of John Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.

  • 5 Birth Announcement of John the Baptist During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.

  • 21 At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

  • Luke 2:4-6
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    4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.

    5 He went to be registered with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him, and who was expecting a child.

    6 While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.

  • 25 but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.

  • Luke 2:9-10
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    9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.

    10 But the angel said to them,“Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:

  • 13 Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

  • 9 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.

  • 76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

  • 16 So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.

  • 27 So Simeon, directed by the Spirit, came into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law,