When Abram prostrated himself, God spoke to him: “My covenant with you is this: you are to become the father of a host of nations.

The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.

Brothers and sisters: It is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats take away sins.

The Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky!

Jesus said to the Pharisees: “I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin.