34. And Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I have no [intimacy with any man as a] husband?
35. Then the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a shining cloud]; and so the holy (pure, sinless) Thing (Offspring) which shall be born of you will be called the Son of God. [Exod. 40:34; Isa. 7:14.]
36. And listen! Your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is now the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37. For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.
38. Then Mary said, Behold, I am the handmaiden of the Lord; let it be done to me according to what you have said. And the angel left her.
39. And at that time Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country to a town of Judah,
40. And she went to the house of Zachariah and, entering it, saluted Elizabeth.
41. And it occurred that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with and controlled by the Holy Spirit.
42. And she cried out with a loud cry, and then exclaimed, Blessed (favored of God) above all other women are you! And blessed (favored of God) is the Fruit of your womb!
43. And how [have I deserved that this honor should] be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44. For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45. And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord.
46. And Mary said, My soul magnifies and extols the Lord,
47. And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48. For He has looked upon the low station and humiliation of His handmaiden. For behold, from now on all generations [of all ages] will call me blessed and declare me happy and to be envied!
49. For He Who is almighty has done great things for me–and holy is His name [to be venerated in His purity, majesty and glory]!
50. And His mercy (His compassion and kindness toward the miserable and afflicted) is on those who fear Him with godly reverence, from generation to generation and age to age. [Ps. 103:17.]