Luke 1:39–56

³⁹And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah; ⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth. ⁴¹And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; ⁴²and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, 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 should come unto me? ⁴⁴For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. ⁴⁵And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord. ⁴⁶And Mary said,

My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁷And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

⁴⁸For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid:

For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

⁴⁹For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;

And holy is his name.

⁵⁰And his mercy is unto generations and generations

On them that fear him.

⁵¹He hath showed strength with his arm;

He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

⁵²He hath put down princes from their thrones,

And hath exalted them of low degree.

⁵³The hungry he hath filled with good things;

And the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴He hath given help to Israel his servant,

That he might remember mercy

⁵⁵(As he spake unto our fathers)

Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

⁵⁶And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.