Luke 1:31-33
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.”
Luke 1:40-47
1:40 and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.
1:41 When
Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped
in her
womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
1:42 She
exclaimed with a loud voice,
“Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the child
in your womb!
1:43 And who am I
that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?
1:44 For the instant
the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
1:45 And blessed
is she who believed that
what was spoken to her by
the Lord would be fulfilled.”
Mary’s Hymn of Praise
1:46 And Mary said,
“My soul exalts the Lord,
1:47 and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,
Luke 1:58
1:58 Her
neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown
great mercy to her, and they rejoiced
with her.