Luke 1:26-28

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Luke 1:26-28 Common English Bible (CEB)

Jesus’ birth foretold

²⁶When Elizabeth was six months pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee, ²⁷to a virgin who was engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸When the angel came to her, he said, “Rejoice, favored one! The Lord is with you!”

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Luke 1:30-32

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Luke 1:30-32 Common English Bible (CEB)

³⁰The angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Mary. God is honoring you. ³¹Look! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. ³²He will be great and he will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father.

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Luke 1:38

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Luke 1:38 Common English Bible (CEB)

³⁸Then Mary said, “I am the Lord’s servant. Let it be with me just as you have said.” Then the angel left her.

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Luke 1:46-55

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Luke 1:46-55 Common English Bible (CEB)

Mary praises God

⁴⁶Mary said,

“With all my heart I glorify the Lord!
⁴⁷    In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior.
⁴⁸He has looked with favor on the low status of his servant.
    Look! From now on, everyone will consider me highly favored
⁴⁹        because the mighty one has done great things for me.
Holy is his name.
⁵⁰    He shows mercy to everyone,
        from one generation to the next,
        who honors him as God.
⁵¹He has shown strength with his arm.
    He has scattered those with arrogant thoughts and proud inclinations.
⁵²    He has pulled the powerful down from their thrones
        and lifted up the lowly.
⁵³He has filled the hungry with good things
    and sent the rich away empty-handed.
⁵⁴He has come to the aid of his servant Israel,
        remembering his mercy,
⁵⁵    just as he promised to our ancestors,
        to Abraham and to Abraham’s descendants forever.”