Luke 1:26-38
The apostle Luke writing (God speaking via scripture...The Word),
telling of the angel Gabriel letting Mary know that she will be the mother
through whom Jesus, the Son of God, would enter the world as the son of man.
Wycliffe Bible of 1384:
King James Bible of 1611:
NAS Bible of 1960:
NIV Bible 1973-78: 26In the sixth
month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to
a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The
virgin's name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said,
"Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."
29Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of
greeting this might be. 30But the angel said to her, "Do not be
afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31You will be with child
and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32He
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, 33and he will reign over the
house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."
34"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I
am a virgin?"
35The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon 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. 36Even Elizabeth your relative
is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in
her sixth month. 37For nothing is impossible with God."
38"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be
to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.