¶ And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee named Nazareth
to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And the angel came in unto her and said, Hail, thou that art much graced, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his words and wondered in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Then the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name Jesus.
He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David;
and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Then Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
And, behold, thy relative Elisabeth, she has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
For with God nothing is impossible.
Then Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
¶ And Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda
and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.
And it came to pass that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;
and she spoke out with a loud voice and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For, behold, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
And blessed is she that believed, for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
Then Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saving Health,
for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden; for, behold, from now on all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty has done great things unto me, and holy is his name.
And his mercy is on those that fear him from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.
He has received his servant Israel in remembrance of his mercy
as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever.
And Mary abode with her about three months and then returned to her own house.
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