by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with Child. While they were there, the time came for her to have her Child, and she gave
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“… behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this Child has been Conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because He
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“… ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel … He has come to His People and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of his servant David. Through His Prophets He promised of old that He would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us.
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“… When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb … Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me? … at
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“This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When His Mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. … the Angel of the Lord appeared to [Joseph] in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into
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“… John answered them … ‘I am baptizing you with water, but one Mightier than I is Coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of His Sandals. He will Baptize you with the Holy Spirit and Fire. His Winnowing Fan is in His Hand to clear His Threshing Floor and to gather the wheat into His Barn, but
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“Jesus … said … ‘Elijah will indeed come and restore all things; but I tell you … Elijah has already come … they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased. So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands.’ …the Disciples understood that He was speaking to them of John the Baptist.”
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“… ‘… this generation … is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’ … John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, “He is possessed by a demon.” The Son of Man came eating and
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“Jesus said to the crowds: ‘Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. …”
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“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most Blessed are you among women, and Blessed is the Fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the
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