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December 18

And after those days
his wife Elisabeth conceived,
and hid herself five months,
saying,

Thus hath the Lord dealt with me
in the days wherein he looked on me,
to take away my reproach among men.

And in the sixth month
the angel Gabriel was sent from God
unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

To a virgin espoused to a man
whose name was Joseph,
of the house of David;
and the virgin's name was Mary.
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.

And when she saw him,
she was troubled at his saying,
and cast in her mind
what manner of salutation this should be.

And the angel said unto her,
Fear not, Mary:
for thou hast found favour with God.

And, behold,
thou shalt conceive in thy womb,
and bring forth a son,
and shalt call his name Jesus.

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:

And he shall reign
over the house of Jacob for ever;
and of his kingdom
there shall be no end.

Then said Mary unto the angel,
How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man?

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.

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.

For with God
nothing shall be impossible.

And Mary said,
Behold the handmaid of the Lord;
be it unto me according to thy word.
And the angel departed from her.

Luke 1:24-38