²⁶In the sixth month after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee. ²⁷He was sent to a virgin. The girl was engaged to a man named Joseph. He came from the family line of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸The angel greeted her and said, “The Lord has given you special favor. He is with you.”

²⁹Mary was very upset because of his words. She wondered what kind of greeting this could be. ³⁰But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary. God is very pleased with you. ³¹You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must name him Jesus. ³²He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High God. The Lord God will make him a king like his father David of long ago. ³³He will rule forever over his people, who came from Jacob’s family. His kingdom will never end.”

³⁴“How can this happen?” Mary asked the angel. “I am a virgin.”

³⁵The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come to you. The power of the Most High God will cover you. So the holy one that is born will be called the Son of God. ³⁶Your relative Elizabeth is old. And even she is going to have a child. People thought she could not have children. But she has been pregnant for six months now. ³⁷Nothing is impossible with God.”

³⁸“I serve the Lord,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me just as you said it would.” Then the angel left her.

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