41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth (A)was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, (B)“Blessed are you among women, and (C)blessed is (D)the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of (E)my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And (F)blessed is she who believed that there would be[a] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

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  1. Luke 1:45 Or believed, for there will be

41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.(A) 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women,(B) and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord(C) should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

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