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berevealed.'"(L uke2:34)                          ruleallthenationsw itharod ofiron,buther
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Cana in Galilee,and the m other of Jesus          w ilderness,w here she hasaplace prepared
w as there; Jesus also w as invited to the        by God,in w hich to be nourished for one
m arriage,w ith Hisdisciples. W hen the w ine     thousand, tw o hundred and sixty days."
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m other,and Hism other'ssister,M ary the          w here she isto be nourished foratim e,and           bruisehisheel."(Genesis3:15)
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w ithHisbrothers."(Acts1:14)                      sw allow ed the river w hich the dragon had          "FortheL ord hascreated anew thingonthe
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"T herefore the L ord Him self w illgive you a   betrothed to Joseph, before they cam e         "T hen said M ary unto the angel,'How shall
sign. Behold,avirgin shallconceive and bear      togethershe w asfound to be w ith child of     thisbe,seeing I know not a m an?'" (L uke
aS on,and shallcallHisnam e Em m anuel."         the Holy S pirit; and her husband Joseph,      1:34)
(Isaiah7:14)                                     being ajust m an and unw illing to put herto
                                                 sham e,resolved to send heraw ay quietly.”     "And M ary said,'Behold the handm aid ofthe
"Hark,an uproarfrom the city! A voice from       (M atthew 1:18)                                L ord; be it unto m e according to thy w ord.'
the tem ple! T he voice ofthe L ord,rendering                                                   And theangeldeparted from her."
recom pensetohisenem ies! 'Before she w as       "But w hile he thought on these things,        (L uke1:38)
in labor shegavebirth;beforeherpain cam e        behold,the angelofthe L ord appeared unto
upon her she w asdelivered ofason. W ho          him in adream ,saying,Joseph,thou son of       "And M ary aroseinthosedays,and w entinto
has heard such a thing? W ho has such            David,fearnot to take unto thee M ary thy      the hill country w ith haste,into a city of
things? S hallaland bebornin oneday? S hall      w ife:forthat w hich isconceived in herisof    Judah."(L uke1:39)
anationbebroughtforthinonem om ent?"             theHoly Ghost."(M atthew 1:20)
(Isaiah66:6-7)                                                                                  "And it cam e to pass,that,w hen Elisabeth
                                                 "And w hen they w ere com e into the house,    heard the salutation of M ary, the babe
"And he said to m e,'T hisgate shallrem ain      they saw the young child w ith M ary His       leaped in herw om b;and Elisabeth w asfilled
shut;it shallnot be opened,and no one shall      m other,and felldow n,and w orshipped Him :    w iththeHoly Ghost."(L uke1:41)
enterby it;fortheL ord,theGod ofIsrael,has       and w hen they had opened theirtreasures,
entered by it;therefore itshallrem ain shut.'"   they presented unto Him gifts; gold,and        "And M ary said,'M y souldoth m agnify the
(Ezekiel44:2)                                    frankincense,and m yrrh."(M atthew 2:11)       L ord.'"(L uke1:46)
"S o Bathsheba w ent to King S olom on, to       “ Isnot thisthe carpenter'sson? Isnot His      "And M ary abode w ith her about three
speak to him on behalfofAdonijah. And the        m other called M ary? And are not His          m onths,and returned to her ow n house."
king rose to m eet her,and bow ed dow n to       brethren Jam esand Joseph and S im on and      (L uke1:56)
her;then he saton histhrone,and had aseat        Judas?” (M atthew 13:55)
broughtforthe king'sm other;and she saton                                                       "T o be taxed w ith M ary hisespoused w ife,
hisright."(1 Kings2:19)                          "Isnot thisthe carpenter,the son ofM ary       beinggreatw ithchild."(L uke2:5)
                                                 and brother of Jam esand Josesand Judas
"W ho isshe that com esforth asthe m orning      and S im on,and are not Hissistershere w ith   "And they cam e w ith haste,and found M ary,
rising,fair asthe m oon,bright asthe sun,        us? And they tookoffenseatHim ."               and Joseph, and the babe lying in a
terrible asan arm y setin battle array?"(S ong   (M ark6:3)                                     m anger."(L uke2:16)
ofS olom on6:10)
                                                 "T oavirginespoused toam anw hosenam e         "But M ary kept all these things, and
"And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of           w asJoseph,ofthehouseofDavid;and the           pondered them inherheart."(L uke2:19)
M ary,ofw hom w asborn Jesus,W ho iscalled       virgin'snam ew asM ary."(L uke1:27)
Christ."(M atthew 1:16)                                                                         "And S im eon blessed them ,and said unto
                                                 "And the angel said unto her,'Fear not,        M ary Hism other,'Behold,thischild issetfor
"N ow the birth ofJesusChrist took place in      M ary: forthou hast found favorw ith God.'"    thefalland risingagainofm any inIsrael;and
thisw ay. W henasHism otherM ary had been        (L uke1:30)