Luke 1:26–38

The Birth of Jesus Foretold

²⁶In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,^{* 27}to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.^{* 28}And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”^{b* 29}But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. ³⁰The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. ³¹And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.^{* 32}He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.^{* 33}He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”^{* 34}Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”^{c 35}The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born^d will be holy; he will be called Son of God.^{* 36}And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. ³⁷For nothing will be impossible with God.”^{* 38}Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.