30 Then the angel told her:

Do not be afraid, Mary,(A)
for you have found favor with God.
31 Now listen:
You will conceive and give birth to a son,
and you will call His name Jesus.(B)
32 He will be great
and will be called the Son of the Most High,(C)
and the Lord God will give Him
the throne of His father David.(D)
33 He will reign over the house of Jacob(E) forever,
and His kingdom will have no end.(F)

34 Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?”[a]

35 The angel replied to her:

“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,(G)
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore, the holy One to be born
will be called the Son of God.(H)

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  1. Luke 1:34 Lit since I do not know a man

30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid,(A) Mary; you have found favor with God.(B) 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.(C) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(D) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(E) 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(F) will never end.”(G)

34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,(H) and the power of the Most High(I) will overshadow you. So the holy one(J) to be born will be called[a] the Son of God.(K)

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  1. Luke 1:35 Or So the child to be born will be called holy,