The Life of Jesus
His Birth and Childhood

In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you! Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. "Don't be frightened, Mary," the angel told her, "for God has decided to bless you! You will become pregnant and have a son, and you are to name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!" Luke 1:26-33

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All who heard the shepherds' story were
astonished, but Mary quietly treasured these things in her heart
and thought about them often. The shepherds went back to their
fields and flocks, glorifying and praising God for what the
angels had told them, and because they had seen the child, just
as the angel had said.


| When Jesus'
parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of
the Lord, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee.
There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled
with wisdom beyond his years, and God placed his special
favor upon him. Luke 2:39-40 |

