And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
