39 And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea, 40and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42and spake out with a loud voice, and said, ‘Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb; 43and whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me? 44for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb; 45and happy is she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.’ 46And Mary said, ‘My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour, 48Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations, 49For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy is His name, 50And His kindness is to generations of generations, To those fearing Him, 51He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart, 52He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly, 53The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty, 54He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness, 55As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed—to the age.’ 56And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.