Shared Word Translation
Luke 1
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and pondered what kind of greeting this might be.
The angel said to her, “Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And look—you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have not known a man?” The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the holy child to be born will be called Son of God. And look—Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.