Luke 1:35-80 the angel answered her, "the holy spirit shall descend upon thee, and the power of the most high shall over-shadow thee: wherefore thy holy offspring shall be called the son of God.

Mace⁽ⁱ⁾ ³⁵ the angel answered her, "the holy spirit shall descend upon thee, and the power of the most high shall over-shadow thee: wherefore thy holy offspring shall be called the son of God. ³⁶ even your cousin Elizabeth, as old as she is, is become pregnant with a son: she, who was stiled barren, is now in her sixth month; ³⁷ for nothing is impossible to God." ³⁸ then said Mary, "behold the servant of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word." upon which the angel disappeared. ³⁹ Soon after this, Mary departed, and made an expeditious journey to a city of Juda, in the mountains: ⁴⁰ where entring into the house of Zacharias, she saluted Elizabeth. ⁴¹ no sooner had Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, but the babe leap'd within her: ⁴² and Elizabeth divinely inspired, broke out into this acclamation. ⁴³ "Blessed mother of the most blessed offspring! what an honour is this, that I should be visited by the mother of our Lord! ⁴⁴ no sooner did the sound of your salutation strike mine ear, than the babe leap'd within me for joy. ⁴⁵ blessed is she that has believed; for what she has heard from the Lord, shall be accomplished." ⁴⁶ Then Mary said, "my soul doth magnify the Lord, ⁴⁷ and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my saviour, ⁴⁸ for he hath regarded the low estate of his servant: and future ages shall proclaim me blessed. ⁴⁹ the almighty hath distinguish'd me by the greatest marks of favour: his name be for ever reverenc'd. ⁵⁰ his mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to generation. ⁵¹ he hath displayed the strength of his arm, and has confounded the proud by the devices of their hearts. ⁵² he has cast down princes from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree, ⁵³ the needy he has furnished with plentiful enjoyments, and the rich he has reduced to poverty. ⁵⁴ he has taken Israel his servant into his protection, in pursuance of the mercy, ⁵⁵ which he promised to our forefathers, to Abraham, and to his posterity for ever." ⁵⁶ Now Mary stay'd about three months with Elizabeth, and then return'd to her own house. ⁵⁷ When Elizabeth had gone her full time, she was delivered of a son. ⁵⁸ her neighbours and her relations having heard how the Lord had heap'd his favours upon her, they congratulated with her: ⁵⁹ and on the eighth day were present at the circumcision of the child. but upon their proposing to call him by his father's name, Zacharias: his mother objected to it, ⁶⁰ and said, no, he shall be called John. ⁶¹ they answered her, there is not any of your family of that name. ⁶² they therefore ask'd his father to signify how he would have him call'd. ⁶³ then he made signs for a writing-book, and writ these words, "his name is John:" at which they were all surprized. ⁶⁴ immediately he had the use of his speech: and he uttered himself in praises to God. ⁶⁵ All the neighbourhood were struck with reverence, and the rumour of these events ran thro' all the mountains of Judea, ⁶⁶ and made an impression upon all that heard of them. what a child will this be? said they, for the divine influence does attend him. ⁶⁷ Then Zacharias his father, inspired by the holy spirit, vented his divine enthusiasm in these words. ⁶⁸ "blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he hath regarded and wrought a deliverance for his people: ⁶⁹ he hath rais'd up a powerful saviour for us, in the family of his servant David, ⁷⁰ according to the antient promise he made by the mouth of the holy prophets, ⁷¹ to deliver us from our enemies, and from the power of all that hate us: ⁷² to show regard to our forefathers, in performing his holy covenant, ⁷³ the oath which he made to our father Abraham, to grant us this favour, ⁷⁴ that we should be delivered from the power of our enemies, and serve him with security, ⁷⁵ in the sincere practice of holiness and justice, all our days. ⁷⁶ and you, dear babe, you shall be the prophet of the most high: for you shall go before the Lord, in order to prepare his way, ⁷⁷ by acquainting his people how they may be saved by the remission of their sins, ⁷⁸ through the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun has visited us from on high, ⁷⁹ to enlighten those, who are in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to direct our steps into the ways of peace." ⁸⁰ Now the child continued to grow, and greatly improv'd in sense; and was in the desarts till the time, when he was to be manifested to Israel.