The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Then I heard a human voice coming from between the banks of the Ulai. It called out, “Gabriel, enable this person to understand the vision.”
“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
And now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place.”
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:
But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.