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In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel
was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin
betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's
name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, favored one!
The Lord is with you."
But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of
greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be
afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will
conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God
will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the
house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."
But Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no
relations with a man?" And the angel said to her in reply,
"The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High
will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy,
the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also
conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who
was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God."
Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to
me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:26-38)
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