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For he was aware that the chief priests had delivered Him over because of envy.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.

And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he delivered Him over to be crucified.

And they *crucified Him, and *divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide who should take what.

And when some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Look, He is calling for Elijah."

Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent Council member, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?"

And he *said to them, "Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, the place where they laid Him.

And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment were gripping them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.

it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus,

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, and you will call his name John.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will not drink any wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb.

And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

And Zechariah said to the angel, "How will I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."

And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and were wondering at his delay in the sanctuary.

After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying,

And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.