1 And look! An angel of the Lord stood nearby, saying to her, “Anna, Anna, the Lord has heard your prayer. You’ll conceive and give birth, and your offspring will be spoken of through the whole world.” And Anna said, “As the Lord God lives, whether I give birth to a boy or a girl, I’ll bring it as a gift to the Lord my God, and it will minister to him all the days of its life.” (PJA) 2 And look! Two angels came, saying to her, “Look, Joachim, your husband, is coming with his flocks.” For an angel of the Lord had gone down to Joachim, saying, “Joachim, Joachim, the Lord God has heard your prayer. Go down from here. Look, your wife, Anna, has conceived in her womb.” (PJA) 3 And immediately Joachim went down and called the shepherds, saying to them, “Bring here to me ten lambs without spot or blemish, and the ten lambs will be for the Lord God. And bring me twelve tender calves for the priests and the elders. And a hundred male goats for all the people.” (PJA) 4 And look! Joachim came with his flocks, and Anna stood at the gate. And she saw Joachim coming with his flocks, and immediately ran and flung herself around his neck, saying, “Now I know that the Lord God has greatly blessed me. For look! The widow is no longer a widow, and look! The one without a child in her womb has conceived.” And Joachim rested for the first day in his house. (PJA)
Protoevangelium of James 4
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