Mary was very upset because of his words. She wondered what kind of greeting this could be.
The disciples talked about this among themselves. They said, “He must be saying this because we didn’t bring any bread.”
When Zechariah saw him, he was amazed and terrified.
The angel greeted her and said, “The Lord has blessed you in a special way. He is with you.”
Everyone who heard this wondered about it. And because the Lord was with John, they asked, “What is this child going to be?”
But Mary kept all these things like a secret treasure in her heart. She thought about them over and over.
Then he went back to Nazareth with them, and he obeyed them. But his mother kept all these things like a secret treasure in her heart.
Peter was wondering what the vision meant. At that very moment the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house. They stopped at the gate
Cornelius was afraid. He stared at the angel. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to poor people are like an offering to God. So he has remembered you.