Judg 13:3, 8-9, Luk 1:10-13, 19, 26-38, 2:8-14 | ESV | STEP | And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, Behold, you are barren and have not borne children , but you shall conceive and bear a son .

3 ^aAnd the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.

Judges 13:8-9

8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born.” 9 And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field. But Manoah her husband was not with her.

Luke 1:10-13

10 And the whole multitude of the people ^bwere praying ^coutside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of ^dthe altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and ^efear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for ^fyour prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and ^gyou shall call his name John.

Luke 1:19

19 And the angel answered him, “I am ^hGabriel. ⁱI stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

Luke 1:26-38

Birth of Jesus Foretold

26 In the sixth month the angel ^jGabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named ^kNazareth, 27 ^lto a virgin betrothed ^{▼▼That is, legally pledged to be married} to a man whose name was Joseph, ⁿof the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, ^oO favored one, ^pthe Lord is with you!” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add Blessed are you among women!} 29 But ^rshe was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for ^syou have found favor with God. 31 And behold, ^tyou will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and ^uyou shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of ^vthe Most High. And the Lord God ^wwill give to him the throne of ^xhis father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob ^yforever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” ^{▼▼Greek since I do not know a man}

35 And the angel answered her, ^aa“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of ^abthe Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add of you} will be called ^adholy— ^aethe Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her ^afwho was called barren. 37 For ^agnothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 48} of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And ^aithe angel departed from her.

Luke 2:8-14

The Shepherds and the Angels

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord ^ajappeared to them, and ^akthe glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all ^althe people. 11 For ^amunto you is born this day in ^anthe city of David ^aoa Savior, who is ^apChrist ^aqthe Lord. 12 And ^arthis will be a sign for you: you will find a baby ^aswrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel ^ata multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

14 ^au“Glory to God ^avin the highest,
^awand on earth ^axpeace ^ayamong those with whom he is pleased!” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts peace, good will among men}