Luke 1:26-56.
Luke 1:26-56 (Good News Translation)
26In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy God sent the angel Gabriel
to a town in Galilee named Nazareth.
27He had a message for a young woman promised in marriage to a
man named Joseph, who was a descendant of King David. Her name was Mary.
28The angel came to her and said,
Peace be with you! The Lord is with you and has greatly blessed
you!
29Mary was deeply troubled by the angel's message, and she
wondered what his words meant.
30The angel said to her,
Don't be afraid, Mary; God has been gracious to you.
31You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you
will name him Jesus.
32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High
God. The Lord God will make him a king, as his ancestor David was,
33and he will be the king of the descendants of Jacob forever;
his kingdom will never end!
34Mary said to the angel,
I am a virgin. How, then, can this be?
35The angel answered,
The Holy Spirit will come on you, and God's power will rest upon
you. For this reason the holy child will be called the Son of God.
36Remember your relative Elizabeth. It is said that she cannot
have children, but she herself is now six months pregnant, even though she
is very old.
37For there is nothing that God cannot do.
38I am the Lord's servant, said Mary;
may it happen to me as you have said. And the angel left her.
39Soon afterward Mary got ready and hurried off to a town in
the hill country of Judea.
40She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.
41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby moved within
her. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
42and said in a loud voice,
You are the most blessed of all women, and blessed is the child
you will bear!
43Why should this great thing happen to me, that my Lord's
mother comes to visit me?
44For as soon as I heard your greeting, the baby within me
jumped with gladness.
45How happy you are to believe that the Lord's message to you
will come true!
46Mary said,
My heart praises the Lord;
47my soul is glad because of God my Savior,
48for he has remembered me, his lowly servant!
From now on all people will call me happy,
49because of the great things the Mighty God has done for
me.
His name is holy;
50from one generation to another
he shows mercy to those who honor him.
51He has stretched out his mighty arm
and scattered the proud with all their plans.
52He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly.
53He has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away with empty hands.
54He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors,
and has come to the help of his servant Israel.
55He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham
and to all his descendants forever!
56Mary stayed about three months with Elizabeth and then
went back home.
God bless you.
26In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy God sent the angel Gabriel
to a town in Galilee named Nazareth.
27He had a message for a young woman promised in marriage to a
man named Joseph, who was a descendant of King David. Her name was Mary.
28The angel came to her and said,
Peace be with you! The Lord is with you and has greatly blessed
you!
29Mary was deeply troubled by the angel's message, and she
wondered what his words meant.
30The angel said to her,
Don't be afraid, Mary; God has been gracious to you.
31You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you
will name him Jesus.
32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High
God. The Lord God will make him a king, as his ancestor David was,
33and he will be the king of the descendants of Jacob forever;
his kingdom will never end!
34Mary said to the angel,
I am a virgin. How, then, can this be?
35The angel answered,
The Holy Spirit will come on you, and God's power will rest upon
you. For this reason the holy child will be called the Son of God.
36Remember your relative Elizabeth. It is said that she cannot
have children, but she herself is now six months pregnant, even though she
is very old.
37For there is nothing that God cannot do.
38I am the Lord's servant, said Mary;
may it happen to me as you have said. And the angel left her.
39Soon afterward Mary got ready and hurried off to a town in
the hill country of Judea.
40She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.
41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby moved within
her. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
42and said in a loud voice,
You are the most blessed of all women, and blessed is the child
you will bear!
43Why should this great thing happen to me, that my Lord's
mother comes to visit me?
44For as soon as I heard your greeting, the baby within me
jumped with gladness.
45How happy you are to believe that the Lord's message to you
will come true!
46Mary said,
My heart praises the Lord;
47my soul is glad because of God my Savior,
48for he has remembered me, his lowly servant!
From now on all people will call me happy,
49because of the great things the Mighty God has done for
me.
His name is holy;
50from one generation to another
he shows mercy to those who honor him.
51He has stretched out his mighty arm
and scattered the proud with all their plans.
52He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly.
53He has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away with empty hands.
54He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors,
and has come to the help of his servant Israel.
55He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham
and to all his descendants forever!
56Mary stayed about three months with Elizabeth and then
went back home.
God bless you.
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