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27 Gabriel went there to visit a young woman. Her name was Mary. She had never had sex with anyone. She had promised to marry a man called Joseph. He belonged to the family of King David.[a]

28 Gabriel went to Mary and said, ‘Hello, Mary. The Lord God loves you very much. He is very near to you.’

29 Mary had a lot of problems in her mind about Gabriel's message. She did not understand what he meant.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:27 David had been a king of Israel. We can read about him in 1 Samuel 16.