Luke 1:26-38

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name . . . Mary. And the angel came near to her and said, `Greetings, highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women’

But when she perceived him, she was deeply troubled by his words and pondered what kind of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, `Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have been graced by God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David. He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.’

Mary said to the angel, `How can this be, since I have not been with a man?’ The angel said to her, `The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will envelope you; therefore the sacred one born who will be born to you will be called Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her who called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible..’ And Mary said, `Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.’ Then the angel departed from her.