English Standard Version Revision 2016

And Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.

looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God

Luke 2:7

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

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