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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today we begin the New Testament with

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reading John chapter 1, Luke chapter 1, and Matthew

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chapter 1. The Gospel of John, chapter 1. In

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the beginning was the Word, and the Word was

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with God, and the Word was God. He was in the

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beginning with God. All things were made through

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Him, and without Him... Nothing was made that

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was made. In him was life, and the life was the

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light of men. And the light shines in the darkness,

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and the darkness did not comprehend it. There

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was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

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This man came for a witness, to bear witness

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of the light, that all through him might believe.

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He was not that light, but was sent to bear witness

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of that light. That was the true light, which

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gives light to every man coming into the world.

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He was in the world, and the world was made through

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Him, and the world did not know Him. He came

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to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

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But as many as received Him, to them He gave

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the right to become children of God, to those

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who believe in His name, who were born not of

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blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the

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will of man, but of God. And the Word became

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flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory,

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the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,

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full of grace and truth. John bore witness of

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him and cried out, saying, This was he of whom

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I said, He who comes after me is preferred before

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me, for he was before me. And of his fullness

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we have all received, and grace for grace. For

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the law was given through Moses, but grace and

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truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has seen

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God at any time, the only begotten Son, who is

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in the bosom of the Father. He has declared them.

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Now this is the testimony of John when the Jews

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sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask

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him, Who are you? He confessed and did not deny,

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but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they

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asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? He said,

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I am not. Are you the prophet? And he answered,

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No. Then they said to him, Who are you? That

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we may give an answer to those who sent us. What

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do you say about yourself? He said, I am the

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voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight

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the way of the Lord. As the prophet Isaiah said,

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Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.

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And they asked him, saying, Why then do you baptize

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if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the

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prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize

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with water, but there stands one among you whom

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you do not know. It is he who coming after me

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is preferred before me. whose sandal strap I

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am not worthy to loose. These things were done

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in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was

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baptizing. The next day John saw Jesus coming

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toward him and said, Behold the Lamb of God,

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who takes away the sin of the world. This is

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he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is

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preferred before me, for he was before me. I

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did not know him. But that he should be revealed

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to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

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And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit

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descending from heaven like a dove, and he remained

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upon him. I did not know him, but he who sent

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me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom

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you see the Spirit descending and remaining on

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him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

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And I have seen and testified that this is the

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Son of God. Again, The next day, John stood with

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two of his disciples, and looking at Jesus as

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he walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God. The

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two disciples heard him speak, and they followed

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Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following,

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said to them, What do you seek? They said to

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him, Rabbi, which is to say, when translated,

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Teacher. Where are you staying? He said to them,

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Come and see. They came and saw where he was

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staying, and remained with him that day. Now

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it was about the tenth hour. One of the two who

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heard John speak and followed him was Andrew,

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Simon Peter's brother. He first found his own

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brother Simon and said to him, We have found

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the Messiah, which is translated the Christ.

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And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked

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at him, he said, You are Simon, the son of Jonah.

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You shall be called Cephas, which is translated

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a stone. The following day, Jesus wanted to go

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to Galilee, and he found Philip and said to him,

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Follow me. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the

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city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael

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and said to him, We have found him of whom Moses

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in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus

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of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael

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said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth?

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Philip said to him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael,

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coming toward him, and said of him, Behold, an

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Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit. Nathanael

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said to him, How do you know me? Jesus answered

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and said to him, Before Philip called you, when

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you were under the fig tree, I saw you. Nathanael

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answered and said to him, Rabbi, you are the

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Son of God, you are the King of Israel. Jesus

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answered and said to him, Because I said to you,

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I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe?

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You will see greater things than these. And he

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said to him, Most assuredly I say to you, Hereafter

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you shall see heaven open, and the angels of

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God ascending and descending upon the Son of

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Man. The Gospel of Luke Chapter 1 Inasmuch as

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many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative

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of those things which have been fulfilled among

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us, just as those who from the beginning were

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eyewitnesses and ministers of the Word delivered

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them to us, It seemed good to me also, having

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had perfect understanding of all things from

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the very first, to write to you an orderly account,

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most excellent Theophilus, that you may know

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the certainty of those things in which you were

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instructed. There was in the days of Herod the

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king of Judea a certain priest named Zacharias,

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of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the

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daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

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And they were both righteous before God. walking

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in all the commandments and ordinances of the

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Lord blameless. But they had no child, because

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Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well

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advanced in years. So it was that while he was

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serving as priest before God in the order of

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his division, according to the custom of the

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priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when

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he went into the temple of the Lord. And the

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whole multitude of the people was praying outside

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at the hour of incense. Then an angel of the

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Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side

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of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw

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him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

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But the angel said to him, And you will have

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And he will turn many of the children of Israel

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to the Lord their God. He will also go before

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him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn

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the hearts of the fathers to the children and

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the disobedient to the wisdom of the just to

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make ready a people. prepared for the Lord. And

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Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know

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this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well

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advanced in years. And the angel answered and

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said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands in the

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presence of God, and was sent to speak to you

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and bring you these glad tidings. But behold,

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you will be mute and not able to speak until

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the day these things take place, because you

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did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled

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in their own time. And the people waited for

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Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long

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in the temple. But when he came out, he could

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not speak to them. And they perceived that he

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had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned

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to them and remained speechless. So it was as

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soon as the days of his service were completed

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that he departed to his own house. Now after

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those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and

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she hid herself five months, saying, Thus the

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Lord has dealt with me in the days when he looked

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on me. to take away my reproach among people.

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Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was

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sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

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to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was

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Joseph of the house of David. The virgin's name

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was Mary, and having come in, the angel said

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to her, Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord

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is with you. Blessed are you among women. But

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when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying

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and considered what manner of greeting this was.

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Then the angel said to her, Do not be afraid,

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Mary, for you have found favor with God. And

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behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring

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forth a son, and shall call his name Jesus. He

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will be great and will be called the Son of the

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Highest, and the Lord God will give him the throne

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of his father David. And he will reign over the

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house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there

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will be no end. Then Mary said to the angel,

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How can this be, since I do not know a man? And

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the angel answered and said to her, The Holy

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Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the

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Highest will overshadow you. Therefore also that

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Holy One who is to be born will be called the

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Son of God. Now indeed, Elizabeth, your relative

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has also conceived a son in her old age. And

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this is now the sixth month for her who was called

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barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.

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Then Mary said, Behold the maidservant of the

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Lord. Let it be to me according to your word.

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and the angel departed from her. Now Mary arose

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in those days and went into the hill country

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with haste to a city of Judah, and entered the

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house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And

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it happened when Elizabeth heard the greeting

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of Mary that the babe leaped in her womb, and

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Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then

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she spoke out with a loud voice, saying, Blessed

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are you among women, and blessed is the fruit

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of your womb. But why is this granted to me that

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the mother of my Lord should come to me? For

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indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting

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sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb

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for joy. Blessed is she who believed, for there

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will be a fulfillment of those things which were

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told her from the Lord. And Mary said, My soul

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magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced

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in God my Savior, for he has regarded the lowly

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state of his maidservant. For behold, henceforth

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all generations will call me blessed. For he

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who is mighty has done great things for me, and

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holy is his name, and his mercy is on those who

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fear him from generation to generation. He has

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shown strength with his arm. He has scattered

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the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

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He has put down the mighty from their thrones

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and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry

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with good things, and the rich he has sent away

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empty. He has helped his servant Israel in remembrance

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of his mercy. As he spoke to our fathers, to

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Abraham, and to his seed forever. And Mary remained

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with her about three months, and returned to

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her house. Now Elizabeth full time came for her

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to be delivered, and she brought forth a son.

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When her neighbors and relatives heard how the

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Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced

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with her. So it was on the eighth day that they

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came to circumcise the child, and they would

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have called him by the name of his father Zacharias.

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His mother answered and said, No, he shall be

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called John. But they said to her, There is no

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one among your relatives who is called by this

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name. So they made signs to his father what he

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would have him called. And he asked for a writing

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tablet and wrote saying, His name is John. So

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they all marveled. Immediately his mouth was

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opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising

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God. Then fear came on all who dwelt around them.

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And all these sayings were discussed throughout

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all the hill country of Judea. And all those

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who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying,

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What kind of child will this be? And the hand

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of the Lord was with him. Now his father Zacharias

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was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

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saying, Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for

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he has visited and redeemed his people, and has

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raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house

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of his servant David. as he spoke by the mouth

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of his holy prophets, who have been since the

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world began, that we should be saved from our

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enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,

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to perform the mercy promised to our fathers

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and to remember his holy covenant, the oath which

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he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that

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we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,

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might serve him without fear, in holiness and

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righteousness, before him all the days of our

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life. A new child will be called the prophet

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of the highest, for you will go before the face

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of the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge

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of salvation to his people by the remission of

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their sins through the tender mercy of our God,

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with which the day spring from on high has visited

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us, to give light to those who sit in darkness

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and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into

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the way of peace. So the child grew and became

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strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till

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the day of his manifestation, to Israel. The

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Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 1 Salmon begot Boaz

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by Rahab. Boaz begot Obed by Ruth. Obed begot

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Jesse. And Jesse begot David the king. David

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the king begot Solomon by her who had been the

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wife of Uriah. Solomon begot Rehoboam. Rehoboam

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begot Abijah. And Abijah begot Asa. Asa begot

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Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat begot Joram. And Joram

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begot Uzziah. Uzziah begot Jotham. Jotam begot

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Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. Hezekiah begot

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Manasseh. Manasseh begot Amun, and Amun begot

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Josiah. Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers

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about the time they were carried away to Babylon.

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And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah

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begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel.

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Zerubbabel begot Abiud. Abiud begot Eliakim,

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and Eliakim begot Azor. Azor begot Zadok. Zadok

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begot Akeem. Akeem begot Eliud. Eliud begot Eleazar.

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Eleazar begot Matan. And Matan begot Jacob. And

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Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom

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was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all

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the generations from Abraham to David are 14

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generations. From David until the captivity in

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Babylon are 14 generations. And from the captivity

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in Babylon until the Christ are 14 generations.

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Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows.

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After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,

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before they came together, she was found with

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child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph, her husband,

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being a just man and not wanting to make her

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a public example, was minded to put her away

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secretly. But while he thought about these things,

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behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him

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in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do

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not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife,

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for that which is conceived in her is of the

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Holy Spirit, and she will bring forth a son,

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and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will

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save his people from their sins. So all this

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was done that it might be fulfilled. which was

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spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

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Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear

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a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel,

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which is translated God with us. Then Joseph,

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being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of

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the Lord commanded him, and took to him his wife,

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and did not know her till she had brought forth

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her firstborn son, and he called his name Jesus.

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I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much as

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I did and I look forward to seeing you again

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tomorrow to continue on our journey. God bless

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you and have a great day.