^{26 Ref} And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which `is' Nazareth,

^{27 Ref} to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name `is' Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin `is' Mary.

^{28 Ref} And the messenger having come in unto her, said, `Hail, favoured one, the Lord `is' with thee; blessed `art' thou among women;'

^{29 Ref} and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

^{30 Ref} And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

^{31 Ref} and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;

^{32 Ref} he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

^{33 Ref} and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.'

^{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.