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Luke 1:31-41 English Standard Version (ESV)

31. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.

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

33. and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34. And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

35. And the angel answered her, “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.

36. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

37. For nothing will be impossible with God.”

38. And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

39. In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah,

40. and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.

41. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,