Luke 1:28

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

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  • Judg 6:12 : 12 The LORD’s angel appeared and said to him,“The LORD is with you, courageous warrior!”
  • Luke 1:30 : 30 So the angel said to her,“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!
  • Acts 18:10 : 10 because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
  • Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
  • Luke 1:42 : 42 She exclaimed with a loud voice,“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!
  • Luke 11:27-28 : 27 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out to him,“Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!” 28 But he replied,“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
  • Judg 5:24 : 24 The most rewarded of women should be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite! She should be the most rewarded of women who live in tents.
  • Prov 31:29-31 : 29 “Many daughters have done valiantly, but you have surpassed them all!” 30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting. A woman who fears the LORD– she makes herself praiseworthy. 31 Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.
  • Isa 43:5 : 5 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. From the east I will bring your descendants; from the west I will gather you.
  • Jer 1:18-19 : 18 I, the LORD, hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land. 19 They will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you, for I will be with you to rescue you,” says the LORD.
  • Dan 9:21-23 : 21 yes, while I was still praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness, around the time of the evening offering. 22 He spoke with me, instructing me as follows:“Daniel, I have now come to impart understanding to you. 23 At the beginning of your requests a message went out, and I have come to convey it to you, for you are of great value in God’s sight. Therefore consider the message and understand the vision:
  • Dan 10:19 : 19 He said to me,“Don’t be afraid, you who are valued. Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said,“Sir, you may speak now, for you have given me strength.”
  • Hos 14:2 : 2 Return to the LORD and repent! Say to him:“Completely forgive our iniquity; accept our penitential prayer, that we may offer the praise of our lips as sacrificial bulls.
  • Matt 12:48 : 48 To the one who had said this, Jesus replied,“Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”

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  • Luke 1:29-32
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    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 1:24-27
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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.”

    26 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,

    27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.

  • Luke 1:34-49
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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,

    49 because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name;

  • 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.

  • Matt 1:20-25
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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.”

    24 When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife,

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

  • Luke 1:11-14
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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,

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 3 The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman and said to her,“You are infertile and childless, but you will conceive and have a son.

  • Luke 2:13-15
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    13 Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

    14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”

    15 When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another,“Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, that the Lord has made known to us.”

  • 12 The LORD’s angel appeared and said to him,“The LORD is with you, courageous warrior!”

  • Luke 1:57-58
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    57 The Birth of John Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.

    58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

  • 27 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out to him,“Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!”

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

  • 78 Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high

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