34. Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?”
35. The angel replied, “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 holy; he will be called the Son of God.
36. “And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age – although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!
37. For nothing will be impossible with God.”
38. So Mary said, “Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
39. In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,
40. and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.
41. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42. She exclaimed with a loud voice, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!
43. And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?
44. For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45. And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
46. And Mary said,“My soul exalts the Lord,
47. and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,
48. because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant.For from now on all generations will call me blessed,