But the angelsaidto him, "Do not be afraid,Zacharias,for your petitionhas been heard,and your wifeElizabethwill bearyou a son,and you will givehim the nameJohn.
"Thisis My covenant,whichyou shall keep,betweenMe and you and your descendantsafteryou: everymaleamong you shall be circumcised.
But Godsaid,"No,but Sarahyour wifewill bearyou a son,and you shall callhis nameIsaac;and I will establishMy covenantwith him for an everlastingcovenantfor his descendantsafterhim.
"Is anythingtoodifficultfor the LORD?At the appointedtimeI will returnto you, at thistimenextyear,and Sarahwill have a son."
Isaacprayedto the LORDon behalfof his wife,becauseshe was barren;and the LORDansweredhim and Rebekahhis wifeconceived.
He makes the barrenwomanabidein the house[As] a joyfulmotherof children.Praisethe LORD!
I shall givethanksto You, for You have answeredme, And You have becomemy salvation.
So I approachedthe prophetess,and she conceivedand gavebirthto a son.Then the LORDsaidto me, "Namehim Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
Then he saidto me, "Do not be afraid,Daniel,for from the firstdaythat you setyour hearton understanding[this] and on humblingyourself beforeyour God,your wordswere heard,and I have comein response to your words.
And the LORDsaidto him, "Namehim Jezreel;for yeta littlewhile,and I will punishthe houseof Jehufor the bloodshedof Jezreel,and I will putan endto the kingdomof the houseof Israel.
Then she conceivedagainand gavebirthto a daughter.And the LORD saidto him, "Nameher Lo-ruhamah,for I will nolongerhavecompassionon the houseof Israel,that I would everforgivethem.
"She will beara Son;and you shall callHis nameJesus,for He will saveHis peoplefrom their sins."
But immediatelyJesusspoketo them, saying,"Take courage,it is I; do not be afraid."
The angelsaidto the women,"Do not be afraid;for I knowthat you are lookingfor Jesuswho has been crucified.
And he saidto them, "Do not be amazed;you are lookingfor Jesusthe Nazarene,who has been crucified.He has risen;He is not here;behold,[here is] the placewherethey laidHim.
"You will have joyand gladness,and manywill rejoiceat his birth.
The angelsaidto her, "Do not be afraid,Mary;for you have foundfavorwith God.
And wheneightdayshad passed,before His circumcision,His namewas [then] calledJesus,the name givenby the angelbeforeHe was conceivedin the womb.
and he said,'Cornelius,your prayerhas been heardand your almshave been rememberedbeforeGod.
The LORDsaidto him, "Peaceto you, do not fear;you shall not die."
The LORDvisitedHannah;and she conceivedand gavebirthto threesonsand twodaughters.And the boySamuelgrewbeforethe LORD.
