“The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Luke 1 contains 80 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.