Luke 1:28-69

²⁸And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

²⁹And when she saw him , she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

³⁰And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.

³¹And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

³²He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

³³And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

³⁴Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

³⁵And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

³⁶And behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren:

³⁷For with God nothing will be impossible.

³⁸And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

³⁹And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah,

⁴⁰And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

⁴¹And it came to pass, that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb: and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴²And she spoke with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

⁴³And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴For lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

⁴⁵And blessed is she that believed that there will be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

⁴⁶And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁷And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.

⁴⁸For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for behold, from henceforth all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is his name.

⁵⁰And his mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to generation.

⁵¹He hath shown strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵²He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

⁵³He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.

⁵⁴He hath sustained his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

⁵⁵As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

⁵⁶And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁷Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸And her neighbors and her cousins heard that the Lord had shown great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰And his mother answered and said, Not so ; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹And they said to her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶²And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

⁶³And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all wondered.

⁶⁴And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed , and he spoke, and praised God.

⁶⁵And fear came on all that dwelt around them; and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Judea.

⁶⁶And all they that had heard them , laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child will this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people.

⁶⁹And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David: