Luke 1:27-38
1:27 to a virgin engaged
to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
1:28 The
angel
came
to her and said, “Greetings, favored one,
the Lord is with you!”
1:29 But
she was greatly troubled
by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.
1:30 So
the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid,
Mary, for you have found favor
with God!
1:31 Listen:
You will become pregnant
and give birth to
a son, and you will name him
Jesus.
1:32 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.
1:33 He
will reign over the house of Jacob
forever, and his kingdom will never end.”
1:34 Mary
said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with
a man?”
1:35 The angel replied,
“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 holy;
he will be called the Son of God.
1:36 “And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age – although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!
1:37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”
1:38 So Mary said, “Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.