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Luke 1:31-42 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

31. Behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and you shall bear a son, and you shall call his name: JESUS.

32. He will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father. And he will reign in the house of Jacob for eternity.

33. And his kingdom shall have no end."

34. Then Mary said to the Angel, "How shall this be done, since I do not know man?"

35. And in response, the Angel said to her: "The Holy Spirit will pass over you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. And because of this also, the Holy One who will be born of you shall be called the Son of God.

36. And behold, your cousin Elizabeth has herself also conceived a son, in her old age. And this is the sixth month for her who is called barren.

37. For no word will be impossible with God."

38. Then Mary said: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word." And the Angel departed from her.

39. And in those days, Mary, rising up, traveled quickly into the hill country, to a city of Judah.

40. And she entered into the house of Zechariah, and she greeted Elizabeth.

41. And it happened that, as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

42. And she cried out with a loud voice and said: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.