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30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.
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But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
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You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.
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He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
33 And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
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and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
34 Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
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“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35 And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
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The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 And behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren:
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Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month.
37 For with God nothing will be impossible.
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For no word from God will ever fail.”
38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
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“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah,
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At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
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where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth.
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