Luke 1:26–38

Gabriel Announces Christ’s Birth

²⁶Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, ²⁷to a virgin ^abetrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸And having come in, the angel said to her, ^b“Rejoice, highly favored one, ^cthe Lord is with you; ⁵blessed are you among women!”

²⁹But ⁶when she saw him, ^dshe was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. ³⁰Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found ^efavor with God. ^31fAnd behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and ^gshall call His name Jesus. ³²He will be great, ^hand will be called the Son of the Highest; and ⁱthe Lord God will give Him the ^jthrone of His ^kfather David. ^33lAnd He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”

Mary Miraculously Conceives

³⁴Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I ⁷do not know a man?”

³⁵And the angel answered and said to her, ^m“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called ⁿthe Son of God. ³⁶Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. ³⁷For ^owith God nothing will be impossible.”

³⁸Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.