33and he will reign over the descendants of Jacob for ever; And to his kingdom there will be no end.”
34“How can this be?” Mary asked the angel. “For I have no husband.”
35“The Holy Spirit will descend on you,” answered the angel, “and the Power of the Most High will overshadow you; and therefore the child will be called ‘holy,’ and ‘Son of God.’
36And Elizabeth, your cousin, is herself also expecting a son in her old age; and it is now the sixth month with her, though she is called barren;
37for no promise from God will fail to be fulfilled.”
38“I am the servant of the Lord,” exclaimed Mary; “let it be with me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.
39Soon after this Mary set out, and made her way quickly into the hill-country, to a town in Judah;
40and there she went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.