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

35 And the angel answered her, (A)“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of (B)the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[b] will be called (C)holy—(D)the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her (E)who was called barren. 37 For (F)nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[c] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And (G)the angel departed from her.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:34 Greek since I do not know a man
  2. Luke 1:35 Some manuscripts add of you
  3. Luke 1:38 Greek bondservant; also verse 48

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