The child shall be great and shall be called 'Son of the Most High,' and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David,

"The Holy Spirit shall descend upon you," answered the angel, "and the Power of the Most High shall overshadow you; and therefore the child will be called 'holy,' and 'Son of God.'

And thou, Child, shalt be called Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to make ready his way,

But love your enemies, and show them kindness, and lend to them, never despairing. Then your reward shall be great, and you shall be Sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the thankless and the bad.

Catching sight of Jesus, he shrieked out and threw himself down before him, and in a loud voice exclaimed: "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you not to torment me."

Whoever is eager to get the most out of his life will lose it; but whoever will lose it shall preserve it.

"I have most earnestly wished," he said, "to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.