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katapi HOME Luke 1:26-38 - The Birth of Jesus Foretold  Lk.1.26-38 (Nazareth)

1 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 1 27 with a message for a girl betrothed to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David; the girl's name was Mary. 1 28 The angel went in and said to her, 'Greetings, most favoured one! The Lord is with you.' 1 29 But she was deeply troubled by what he said and wondered what this greeting might mean. 1 30 Then the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for God has been gracious to you; 1 31 you shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall give him the name Jesus.

1 32 He will be great; he will bear the title "Son of the Most High"; the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David, 1 33 and he will be king over Israel Literally: the house of Jacob. for ever; his reign shall never end.'
1 34 'How can this be?' said Mary; 'I am still a virgin.' 1 35 The angel answered, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy child to be born will be called "Son of God". Or: the child to be born will be called holy, 'Son of God'.

1 36 Moreover your kinswoman Elizabeth has herself conceived a son in her old age; and she who is reputed barren is now in her sixth month, 1 37 for God's promises can never fail.' Some witnesses read: for with God nothing will prove impossible. 1 38 'Here am I,' said Mary; 'I am the Lord's servant; as you have spoken, so be it.' Then the angel left her.

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