Announcement of
Birth of Jesus to the Virgin
7 or 6 B.C.
Nazareth
Luke
Luk 1:26 And in the sixth
month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named
Nazareth,
Luk 1:27 To a virgin
espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the
virgin's name was Mary.
Luk 1:28 And the angel came
in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee:
blessed art thou among women.
Luk 1:29 And when she saw him, she was troubled
at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Luk 1:30 And the angel said
unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
Luk 1:31 And, behold, thou
shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name
JESUS.
Luk 1:32 He shall be great,
and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto
him the throne of his father David:
Luk 1:33 And he shall reign
over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Luk 1:34 Then said Mary
unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
Luk 1:35 And the angel
answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power
of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall
be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Luk 1:36 And, behold, thy
cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the
sixth month with her, who was called barren.
Luk 1:37 For with God
nothing shall be impossible.
Luk 1:38 And Mary said,
Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the
angel departed from her.