32 He will be great, (A)and will be called the Son of the Highest; and (B)the Lord God will give Him the (C)throne of His (D)father David. 33 (E)And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”

34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I [a]do not know a man?”

35 And the angel answered and said to her, (F)The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called (G)the Son of God. 36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37 For (H)with God nothing will be impossible.”

38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

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  1. Luke 1:34 Am a virgin

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) 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child(I) in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.”(J)

38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.

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