Now, in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin having been betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 

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And the angel came to her, and said, “Congratulations, one having been favored. The Lord is with you!” 

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Hearing this, she was greatly disturbed, wondering what sort of greeting this might be. 

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And the angel said to her, “Fear not, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And, behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and deliver a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And his kingdom shall never end.” 

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Then Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?” 

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And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Ghost shall come upon you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you. Therefore, that holy entity to be born of you shall be called the Son of God. And look, Elisabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month for her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible.” 

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And Mary said, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. May it be to me as you have said.” And the angel departed from her.

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