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Category Archives: New Testement Bible Stories
Jesus is Born!
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town … Continue reading →
John receives his name
When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. On the eighth day they came … Continue reading →
Mary visits Elizabeth
The angel Gabriel told Mary “Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God.” Mary got ready … Continue reading →
The angel Gabriel visits Mary
God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, … Continue reading →
The birth of John the Baptist foretold
A man named Zechariah was serving as priest before God in the Temple. When the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside. Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at … Continue reading →
Peter and the Angel
King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. After arresting Peter, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out … Continue reading →
Philip and the Ethiopian
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ there. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he did, they all paid close attention to what he said… …Now an angel of the Lord … Continue reading →
