1:26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, ¹  the angel Gabriel ²  was sent by ³  God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, ⁴  1:27 to a virgin engaged ⁵  to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, ⁶  and the virgin’s name was Mary. 1:28 The ⁷  angel ⁸  came ⁹  to her and said, “Greetings, favored one, ¹⁰  the Lord is with you!” ¹¹  1:29 But ¹²  she was greatly troubled ¹³  by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting. ¹⁴  1:30 So ¹⁵  the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, ¹⁶  Mary, for you have found favor ¹⁷  with God! 1:31 Listen: ¹⁸  You will become pregnant ¹⁹  and give birth to ²⁰  a son, and you will name him ²¹  Jesus. ²²  1:32 He ²³  will be great, ²⁴  and will be called the Son of the Most High, ²⁵  and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father ²⁶  David. 1:33 He ²⁷  will reign over the house of Jacob ²⁸  forever, and his kingdom will never end.” 1:34 Mary ²⁹  said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with ³⁰  a man?” 1:35 The angel replied, ³¹  “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow ³²  you. Therefore the child ³³  to be born ³⁴  will be holy; ³⁵  he will be called the Son of God.

1:36 “And look, ³⁶  your relative ³⁷  Elizabeth has also become pregnant with ³⁸  a son in her old age – although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month! ³⁹  1:37 For nothing ⁴⁰  will be impossible with God.” 1:38 So ⁴¹  Mary said, “Yes, ⁴²  I am a servant ⁴³  of the Lord; let this happen to me ⁴⁴  according to your word.” ⁴⁵  Then ⁴⁶  the angel departed from her.

1:39 In those days ⁴⁷  Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah, ⁴⁸  1:40 and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. 1:41 When ⁴⁹  Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped ⁵⁰  in her ⁵¹  womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁵²  1:42 She ⁵³  exclaimed with a loud voice, ⁵⁴  “Blessed are you among women, ⁵⁵  and blessed is the child ⁵⁶  in your womb! 1:43 And who am I ⁵⁷  that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me? 1:44 For the instant ⁵⁸  the sound of your greeting reached my ears, ⁵⁹  the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁶⁰  1:45 And blessed ⁶¹  is she who believed that ⁶²  what was spoken to her by ⁶³  the Lord would be fulfilled.” ⁶⁴ 

1:46 And Mary ⁶⁵  said, ⁶⁶ 

“My soul exalts ⁶⁷  the Lord, ⁶⁸ 

1:47 and my spirit has begun to rejoice ⁶⁹  in God my Savior,

1:48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. ⁷⁰ 

For ⁷¹  from now on ⁷²  all generations will call me blessed, ⁷³ 

1:49 because he who is mighty ⁷⁴  has done great things for me, and holy is his name;

1:50 from ⁷⁵  generation to generation he is merciful ⁷⁶  to those who fear ⁷⁷  him.

1:51 He has demonstrated power ⁷⁸  with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance ⁷⁹  of their hearts.

1:52 He has brought down the mighty ⁸⁰  from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position; ⁸¹ 

1:53 he has filled the hungry with good things, ⁸²  and has sent the rich away empty. ⁸³ 

1:54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering ⁸⁴  his mercy, ⁸⁵ 

1:55 as he promised ⁸⁶  to our ancestors, ⁸⁷  to Abraham and to his descendants ⁸⁸  forever.”

1:56 So ⁸⁹  Mary stayed with Elizabeth ⁹⁰  about three months ⁹¹  and then returned to her home.