(26)Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth, (27)to a virgin of the house of David, betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph; and the virgin's name was Mary. (28)And the angel coming in to her said, All hail! O thou highly favoured one! the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. (29)And when she saw him, she was greatly agitated at his address: and reasoned in herself what kind of salutation this could be. (30)And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God. (31)And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS. (32)He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father; (33)and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (34)And Mary said, How shall this be, seeing I know not man? (35)And the angel answering said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee; wherefore also the Holy One that shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. (36)And, behold, Elisabeth thy cousin, she also hath conceived in her old age: and this is the fifth month _of pregnancy_ with her who was called barren. (37)For there is nothing impossible with God. (38)Then said Mary, Behold a servant of the Lord, be it to me according to thy declaration. And the angel departed from her. (39)Then Mary arose in those days, and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, (40)and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elisabeth. (41)And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped for joy in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: (42)and she exclaimed with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. (43)And whence is this favour shewn me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? (44)For, lo! as the voice of thy salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped for joy in my womb. (45)And blessed is she that hath believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things told her from the Lord.