Luke 1:39-56

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Mary Visits Elizabeth

³⁹In those days Mary arose and went with haste into ^(A)the hill country, to a town in Judah, ⁴⁰and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth ^(B)was filled with the Holy Spirit, ⁴²and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ^(C)“Blessed are you among women, and ^(D)blessed is ^(E)the fruit of your womb! ⁴³And why is this granted to me that the mother of ^(F)my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵And ^(G)blessed is she who believed that there would be^[a] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat

⁴⁶And Mary said,

^(H)“My ^(I)soul ^(J)magnifies the Lord,
⁴⁷    ^(K)and my ^(L)spirit rejoices in ^(M)God my Savior,
⁴⁸for ^(N)he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
    For behold, from now on all generations ^(O)will call me blessed;
⁴⁹for ^(P)he who is mighty ^(Q)has done great things for me,
    and ^(R)holy is his name.
⁵⁰And ^(S)his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation.
⁵¹^(T)He has shown strength with his arm;
    ^(U)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
⁵²^(V)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
    ^(W)and exalted those of humble estate;
⁵³he has filled ^(X)the hungry with good things,
    and the rich ^(Y)he has sent away empty.
⁵⁴He has ^(Z)helped ^(AA)his servant Israel,
    ^(AB)in remembrance of his mercy,
⁵⁵^(AC)as he spoke to our fathers,
    ^(AD)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

⁵⁶And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.

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Footnotes

Luke 1:45 Or believed, for there will be

John 3:16-18

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For God So Loved the World

¹⁶“For ^(A)God so loved ^(B)the world,^[a] ^(C)that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not ^(D)perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷For ^(E)God did not send his Son into the world ^(F)to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. ¹⁸^(G)Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not ^(H)believed in the name of the only Son of God.

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Footnotes

John 3:16 Or For this is how God loved the world

1 Timothy 1:15

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¹⁵The saying is ^(A)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus ^(B)came into the world to save sinners, ^(C)of whom I am the foremost.

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Philippians 4:6-7

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⁶^(A)do not be anxious about anything, ^(B)but in everything by prayer and supplication ^(C)with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ⁷And ^(D)the peace of God, ^(E)which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.