In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John.

to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.

“For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
And holy is His name.

And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.”

And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they were all astonished.

And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him.

and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow along with us.”

The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”

And He said to them, “When you pray, say:
‘Father, hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.

Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.

shouting:
“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord;
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not go after them.

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

and you will be hated by all because of My name.

and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.