¹⁹ And the angel answered him, “I am ^(A)Gabriel. ^(B)I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

¹⁰ And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all ^(A)the people.

¹¹ For ^(A)unto you is born this day in ^(B)the city of David ^(C)a Savior, who is ^(D)Christ ^(E)the Lord.

⁴³ but he said to them, ^(A)“I must ^(B)preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”

²² And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: ^(A)the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, ^(B)lepers^[a] are cleansed, and ^(C)the deaf hear, ^(D)the dead are raised up, ^(E)the poor have good news preached to them.

The Coming of the Kingdom

²⁰ Being asked by the Pharisees ^(A)when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God ^(B)is not coming in ways that can be observed,

²¹ nor ^(A)will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”^[a]

³⁰ As soon as they come out in leaf, you see ^(A)for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.

³¹ So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.

^18 (A)For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine ^(B)until the kingdom of God comes.”