Luke 1:26-38

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Birth of Jesus Foretold

²⁶In the sixth month the angel ^(A)Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named ^(B)Nazareth, ²⁷^(C)to a virgin betrothed^[a] to a man whose name was Joseph, ^(D)of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. ²⁸And he came to her and said, “Greetings, ^(E)O favored one, ^(F)the Lord is with you!”^[b] ²⁹But ^(G)she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. ³⁰And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for ^(H)you have found favor with God. ³¹And behold, ^(I)you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and ^(J)you shall call his name Jesus. ³²He will be great and will be called the Son of ^(K)the Most High. And the Lord God ^(L)will give to him the throne of ^(M)his father David, ³³and he will reign over the house of Jacob ^(N)forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

³⁴And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”^[c]

³⁵And the angel answered her, ^(O)“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of ^(P)the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born^[d] will be called ^(Q)holy—^(R)the Son of God. ³⁶And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her ^(S)who was called barren. ³⁷For ^(T)nothing will be impossible with God.” ³⁸And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant^[e] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And ^(U)the angel departed from her.

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Footnotes

Luke 1:27 That is, legally pledged to be married
Luke 1:28 Some manuscripts add Blessed are you among women!
Luke 1:34 Greek since I do not know a man
Luke 1:35 Some manuscripts add of you
Luke 1:38 Greek bondservant; also verse 48

Luke 1:46-55

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Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat

⁴⁶And Mary said,

^(A)“My ^(B)soul ^(C)magnifies the Lord,
⁴⁷    ^(D)and my ^(E)spirit rejoices in ^(F)God my Savior,
⁴⁸for ^(G)he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
    For behold, from now on all generations ^(H)will call me blessed;
⁴⁹for ^(I)he who is mighty ^(J)has done great things for me,
    and ^(K)holy is his name.
⁵⁰And ^(L)his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation.
⁵¹^(M)He has shown strength with his arm;
    ^(N)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
⁵²^(O)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
    ^(P)and exalted those of humble estate;
⁵³he has filled ^(Q)the hungry with good things,
    and the rich ^(R)he has sent away empty.
⁵⁴He has ^(S)helped ^(T)his servant Israel,
    ^(U)in remembrance of his mercy,
⁵⁵^(V)as he spoke to our fathers,
    ^(W)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”