Luke 1:26-38

Legacy Standard Bible

Jesus’ Birth Foretold

²⁶ Now in the sixth month the angel ^(A)Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called ^(B)Nazareth, ²⁷ to ^(C)a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, ^(D)of the ^[a]house of David, and the virgin’s name was ^[b]Mary. ²⁸ And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, ^[c]favored one! The Lord ^[d]is with you.” ²⁹ But she ^(E)was very perplexed at this statement, and was pondering what kind of greeting this was. ³⁰ And the angel said to her, “^(F)Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. ³¹ And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you ^(G)shall name Him Jesus. ^32 [e]He will be great and will be called the Son of ^(H)the Most High, and the ^[f]Lord God will give Him ^(I)the throne of His father David, ^33 (J)and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, ^(K)and there will be no end of His kingdom.” ³⁴ But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I ^[g]am a virgin?” ³⁵ The angel answered and said to her, “^(L)The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of ^(M)the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason ^[h](N)the holy Child shall be called ^(O)the Son of God. ³⁶ And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren. ³⁷ For ^[i](P)nothing will be impossible with God.” ³⁸ And Mary said, “Behold, the slave of the ^[j]Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.