Common English Bible

Luke 1:31-43 Common English Bible (CEB)

31. Look! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

32. He will be great and he will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father.

33. He will rule over Jacob’s house forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom."

34. Then Mary said to the angel, "How will this happen since I haven’t had sexual relations with a man?"

35. The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come over you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the one who is to be born will be holy. He will be called God’s Son.

36. Look, even in her old age, your relative Elizabeth has conceived a son. This woman who was labeled ‘unable to conceive’ is now six months pregnant.

37. Nothing is impossible for God."

38. Then Mary said, "I am the Lord’s servant. Let it be with me just as you have said." Then the angel left her.

39. Mary got up and hurried to a city in the Judean highlands.

40. She entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth.

41. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

42. With a loud voice she blurted out, "God has blessed you above all women, and he has blessed the child you carry.

43. Why do I have this honor, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?