Luke 2: 1 – 21 The birth of Jesus

Luke 2: 1 – 21 The birth of Jesus 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 their own town to register. So Joseph also wentContinue reading “Luke 2: 1 – 21 The birth of Jesus”

Luke 1: 26 – 38 The birth of Jesus foretold

Luke 1: 26 – 38 The birth of Jesus foretold In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, 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 andContinue reading “Luke 1: 26 – 38 The birth of Jesus foretold”

John 20: 1 – 18 The empty tomb – Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene

John 20: 1 – 18 The empty tomb – Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene The empty tomb Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter andContinue reading “John 20: 1 – 18 The empty tomb – Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene”