⁴² and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ^(A)“Blessed are you among women, and ^(B)blessed is ^(C)the fruit of your womb!

⁶ And ^(A)while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. ⁷ And she gave birth to her firstborn son and ^(B)wrapped him in swaddling cloths and ^(C)laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in ^(D)the inn.^[a]

³ concerning his Son, ^(A)who was descended from David^{[a] (B)}according to the flesh

⁵ To them belong ^(A)the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, ^(B)who is God over all, ^(C)blessed forever. Amen.

¹⁴ Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise ^(A)partook of the same things, that ^(B)through death he might ^(C)destroy ^(D)the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

¹⁶ For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he ^(A)helps the offspring of Abraham. ¹⁷ Therefore he had ^(B)to be made like his brothers in every respect, ^(C)so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest ^(D)in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

¹⁵ For we do not have a high priest ^(A)who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been ^(B)tempted as we are, ^(C)yet without sin.