In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. But they hadContinue reading “Luke 1: 5-23 (selected passages) … Zechariah.”
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Matt 1: 13-18….Why, O why, O why?
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” And he rose and took theContinue reading “Matt 1: 13-18….Why, O why, O why?”
Matt 2: 7-12….What do you give God’s Messiah?
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” After listening to the king, they wentContinue reading “Matt 2: 7-12….What do you give God’s Messiah?”
Matt 1: 18-25….Joseph visited by an angel…..
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.Continue reading “Matt 1: 18-25….Joseph visited by an angel…..”
Mark 1: 1-3 & 9-11…..The baby is already a man.
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,who will prepare your way,the voice of one crying in the wilderness:Prepare the way of the Lord,make his paths straight,’”…. In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee andContinue reading “Mark 1: 1-3 & 9-11…..The baby is already a man.”
As-i-read-it…..John 1: 1-13
John 1: 1-13 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light ofContinue reading “As-i-read-it…..John 1: 1-13”
As-I-read-it….. Luke 2: 36-40
Luke 2: 36-40 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fastingContinue reading “As-I-read-it….. Luke 2: 36-40”
As-I-read-it….Luke 2: 22-35
Luke 2: 22-35 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) and toContinue reading “As-I-read-it….Luke 2: 22-35”
As-I-read-it…..Luke 2:15-21
Luke 2:15-21 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.Continue reading “As-I-read-it…..Luke 2:15-21”
As-I read-it….Luke 2: 8-14
Luke 2: 8-14 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not,Continue reading “As-I read-it….Luke 2: 8-14”
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