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Luke 1:26-27 (Listen)

Birth of Jesus Foretold

26 In the sixth month the angel xGabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named yNazareth, 27 zto a virgin betrothed1 to a man whose name was Joseph, aof the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.

Footnotes

[1] 1:27 That is, legally pledged to be married

Luke 1:67-75 (Listen)

Zechariah's Prophecy

67 And his father Zechariah ewas filled with the Holy Spirit and fprophesied, saying,

68 g“Blessed be the Lord hGod of Israel,

for he has ivisited and jredeemed his people

69 and khas raised up la horn of salvation for us

min the house of his servant David,

70 nas ohe spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,

71 pthat we should be saved from our enemies

and from the hand of all who hate us;

72 qto show the mercy promised to our fathers

and rto remember his holy scovenant,

73 tthe oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,

might serve him uwithout fear,

75 vin holiness and righteousness before him wall our days.

Luke 2:4 (Listen)

And Joseph also went up pfrom Galilee, from the town of qNazareth, to Judea, to rthe city of David, which is called sBethlehem, tbecause he was of the house and lineage of David,

Luke 2:11 (Listen)

11 For aunto you is born this day in bthe city of David ca Savior, who is dChrist ethe Lord.