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For nothing will be impossible with God."

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

For He has looked upon the humble state of His slave,For behold, from this time on, all generations will count me blessed.

For the Mighty One has done great things for me,And holy is His name.

Now the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, "His name is John." And they all marveled.

And all who heard these things put them in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was indeed with him.

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,For He visited and accomplished redemption for His people,

And raised up a horn of salvation for usIn the house of David His servant—

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High,For you will go on before the Lord to make ready His ways,

Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus for a census to be taken of all the inhabited earth.

And everyone was going to be registered for the census, each to his own city.

Now it happened that while they were there, the days were fulfilled for her to give birth.

And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the guest room.

But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people.

For today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

And this will be the sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as was told them.

And when the days for their cleansing according to the Law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the comfort of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.