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Gabriel Predicts Jesus’s Birth

26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel(A) was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,(B) 27 to a virgin engaged[a](C) to a man named Joseph, of the house of David.(D) The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And the angel came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favoured woman! The Lord is with you.’[b] 29 But she was deeply troubled(E) by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be. 30 Then the angel told her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary,(F) for you have found favour with God.(G) 31 Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:27 Lit betrothed
  2. 1:28 Other mss add Blessed are you among women.