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The Annunciation
Luke 1:26-35
In the sixth month, God
sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant
of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
The angel went to her and said,
"Greetings, you who are highly favored!
The Lord is with you."
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind
of greeting this might be.
But the angel said to her,
"Do
not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God.
You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give
him the name Jesus.
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The
Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will
never end."
"How will this
be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"
The angel answered,
"The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and
the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born
will be called the Son of God."
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