17 In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;
19 They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
20 So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
21 And they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Luke 1 Intro: The birth of John -- His mission -- The Annunciation of the Savior.
1 As I am a messenger of Jesus Christ, and knowing that many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us:
2 Even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word;
3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee, in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things wherein thou hast been instructed.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia; and his wife being of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth,
