Luke 1:33-48

³³and He will reign over the house of Jacob into the ages; indeed, of His kingdom there will be no end!”

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

³⁵In answer the angel said to her: “Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will hover over you; precisely for this reason the holy One who is to be born will be called ‘Son of God’!

³⁶Furthermore, your relative Elizabeth, she has actually conceived a son in her old age and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren;

³⁷because any word spoken by God will be possible.”

³⁸So Mary said: “Yes, I am the Lord's slave! Let it happen to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

³⁹Then Mary quickly got ready and went into the hill country in those days, to a town of Judah,

⁴⁰and entered the house of Zacharias and saluted Elizabeth.

⁴¹Well it happened that as Elizabeth heard Mary's salutation the babe bounced up and down in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with Holy Spirit.

⁴²And she cried out with a great voice and said: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the Fruit of your womb!

⁴³Why am I so favored that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴Yes indeed, because as the sound of your salutation came into my ears the babe bounced up and down in my womb for joy.

⁴⁵Blessed is she who believed, because there will be a fulfillment of the things that have been spoken to her from the Lord.”

⁴⁶So Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,

⁴⁷and my spirit has exulted over God my Savior,

⁴⁸in that He paid attention to the humble station of His slave (f). Yes indeed, because from now on all generations will declare me to be highly favored,