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| 26 Now in the sixth month
the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee, called Nazareth,
27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants19
of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And coming in, he said to
her, "Hail, favored20 one! The
Lord is21 with you." 29 But she
was greatly troubled at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of
salutation this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid,
Mary; for you have found favor with God. 31 "And behold, you will conceive
in your womb, and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. 32 "He will
be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God
will give Him the throne of His father David; 33 and He will reign over
the house of Jacob forever; and His kingdom will have no end." 34
And Mary said to the angel, "How can22
this be, since I am23 a virgin?"
35 And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon
you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason
the holy24 offspring shall be called
the Son of God. 36 "And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived
a son in her old age; and she25
who was called barren is now in her sixth month. 37 "For nothing26
will be impossible with God." 38 And Mary27
said, "Behold, the bondslave28
of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word." And the angel departed
from her.
FOOTNOTES: F19: Lit., house F20: Or, O woman richly blessed F21: Or, be F22: Lit., shall F23: Lit., know no man F24: Lit., the holy thing begotten F25: Lit., this is the sixth month to her who F26: Lit., not any word F27: Gr., Mariam; i.e., Miriam; so throughout Luke F28: Gr., Mariam; i.e., Miriam; so throughout Luke |
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, "Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end." 34 And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?" 35 And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. 36 And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing will be impossible." 38 And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her. | 26 In the sixth month of
Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village
in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to
a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28 Gabriel appeared to
her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!4
" 29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean.
30 "Don't be frightened, Mary," the angel told her, "for God has decided
to bless you! 31 You will become pregnant and have a son, and you are to
name him Jesus. 32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of
the Most High. And the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor
David. 33 And he will reign over Israel5
forever; his Kingdom will never end!" 34 Mary asked the angel, "But how
can I have a baby? I am a virgin." 35 The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit
will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
So the baby born to you will be holy, and he will be called the Son of
God. 36 What's more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her
old age! People used to say she was barren, but she's already in her sixth
month. 37 For nothing is impossible with God." 38 Mary responded, "I am
the Lord's servant, and I am willing to accept whatever he wants. May everything
you have said come true." And then the angel left.
FOOTNOTES: F4: Some manuscripts add Blessed are you among women. F5: Greek over the house of Jacob. |
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary. 28 And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you. 29 But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words? 30 And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval. 31 And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father. 33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. 34 And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man? 35 And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God. 36 Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children. 37 For there is nothing which God is not able to do. 38 And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away. |
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