The angel came to her and said, “Greetings! The Lord (God) is with you. You are very special to him.”
“So don’t be afraid! I am with you. I will gather your children and bring them to you. I will gather them from the east and from the west.
Then he said, ‘Daniel, don’t be afraid. God loves you very much. Peace be with you. Be strong now, be strong.’
Think about the things you will say. And come back to the Lord. Say to him,
Jesus answered, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
But Mary was very confused about what the angel said. Mary wondered, “What does this mean?”
The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, because God is very pleased with you.
Elizabeth said with a loud voice, “God has blessed you (Mary) more than any other woman. And God has blessed the baby which you will give birth to.
I am with you. No one will be able to hurt you. Many of my people are in this city.”
And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace (kindness). God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in \{Christ,\} the One he loves.
Jael was the wife of Heber the Kenite. She will be blessed above all women.
The Angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and said to him, “The Lord be with you, great soldier!”
Later, Boaz came to the field from Bethlehem. Boaz greeted his workers. He said, “The Lord be with you!”