Luke 1:33-48

³³and of his rewme schal be noon ende.

³⁴And Marie seide to the aungel, On what maner schal this thing be doon, for Y knowe not man?

³⁵And the aungel answeride, and seide to hir, The Hooly Goost schal come fro aboue in to thee, and the vertu of the Hiyeste schal ouerschadewe thee; and therfor that hooli thing that schal be borun of thee, schal be clepid the sone of God.

³⁶And lo! Elizabeth, thi cosyn, and sche also hath conceyued a sone in hir eelde, and this moneth is the sixte to hir that is clepid bareyn;

³⁷for euery word schal not be inpossible anentis God.

³⁸And Marie seide, Lo! the handmaydyn of the Lord; be it don to me aftir thi word. And the aungel departide fro hir.

³⁹And Marie roos vp in tho daies, and wente with haaste in to the mounteyns, in to a citee of Judee.

⁴⁰And sche entride in to the hous of Zacarie, and grette Elizabeth.

⁴¹And it was don, as Elizabeth herde the salutacioun of Marie, the yong child in hir wombe gladide. And Elizabeth was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost,

⁴²and criede with a greet vois, and seide, Blessid be thou among wymmen, and blessid be the fruyt of thi wombe.

⁴³And whereof is this thing to me, that the modir of my Lord come to me?

⁴⁴For lo! as the voice of thi salutacioun was maad in myn eeris, the yong child gladide in ioye in my wombe.

⁴⁵And blessid be thou, that hast bileued, for thilke thingis that ben seid of the Lord to thee, schulen be parfitli don.

⁴⁶And Marie seide, Mi soule magnyfieth the Lord,

⁴⁷and my spirit hath gladid in God, myn helthe.

⁴⁸For he hath biholdun the mekenesse of his handmaidun.