^{34 Ref} And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?

^{35 Ref} And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

³⁶ Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.

^{37 Ref} For there is nothing which God is not able to do.

^{38 Ref} And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.

^{39 Ref} Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah;

^{34 Ref} Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?"

^{35 Ref} The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.

³⁶ Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

^{37 Ref} For everything spoken by God is possible."

^{38 Ref} Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.

^{39 Ref} Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,

^{34 Ref} And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'

^{35 Ref} And the messenger answering said to her, `The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

³⁶ and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

^{37 Ref} because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

^{38 Ref} And Mary said, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.

^{39 Ref} And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,