Luke 1:55-57

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁵⁵as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.”^[a]

⁵⁶And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home.

The Birth of John the Baptist

⁵⁷Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a son.

Footnotes

1.46-55 The Magnificat is based on the Song of Hannah (1 Sam 2.1-10), and other Old Testament passages that describe God’s favor toward Israel and especially toward the poor and lowly.

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

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