32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (A)the Most High. And the Lord God (B)will give to him the throne of (C)his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob (D)forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

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

35 And the angel answered her, (E)“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of (F)the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[b] will be called (G)holy—(H)the Son of God.

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  1. Luke 1:34 Greek since I do not know a man
  2. Luke 1:35 Some manuscripts add of you

32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(A) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(B) 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(C) will never end.”(D)

34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,(E) and the power of the Most High(F) will overshadow you. So the holy one(G) to be born will be called[a] the Son of God.(H)

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  1. Luke 1:35 Or So the child to be born will be called holy,