31  and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. 32  He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father; 33  and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. 34  But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man? 35  And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of the Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God. 36  And behold, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her that was called barren: 37  for nothing shall be impossible with God. 38  And Mary said, Behold the bondmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

39  And Mary, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, 40  and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth. 41  And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42  and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed the fruit of thy womb. 43  And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44  For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.