Luke 1:26-31

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What happened before Jesus was born

²⁶ When Elizabeth's baby had grown inside her for nearly six months, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth. Nazareth is a town in Galilee. ²⁷ Gabriel went there to visit a young woman. Her name was Mary. She had never had sex with anyone. She had promised to marry a man called Joseph. He belonged to the family of King David.^[a]

²⁸ Gabriel went to Mary and said, ‘Hello, Mary. The Lord God loves you very much. He is very near to you.’

²⁹ Mary had a lot of problems in her mind about Gabriel's message. She did not understand what he meant. ³⁰ Then Gabriel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary. God has been kind to you. ³¹ Listen! A baby boy will grow inside you. When he is born, you will call him Jesus.