He went away again and prayed the same thing.

You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?” They all condemned him as deserving death.

Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls came by.

Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him: “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.

Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Now the whole crowd of people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering.

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.

When his time of service was over, he went to his home.

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.

Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago,

He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant –

that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes.