“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—

He must increase; I must decrease.

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.