35 And the Angel answered, and said unto her, The holy Ghost [a]shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee: therefore also that [b]Holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be [c]called the Son of God.

36 And behold, thy [d]cousin, Elizabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is her [e]sixth month, which was called barren.

37 For with God shall nothing be impossible.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:35 That is, the holy Ghost shall cause thee to conceive by his mighty power.
  2. Luke 1:35 That pure thing and void of all spot of uncleanness: for he that was to take away sin, must needs be void of sin.
  3. Luke 1:35 Declared and showed to the world, to be the Son of God.
  4. Luke 1:36 Though Elizabeth were of the tribe of Levi, yet she might be Mary’s cousin: for whereas it was forbidden by the Law, for maidens to be married to men of other tribes, this could not let, but that the Levites might take them wives out of any tribe: for the Levites had no portion allotted them, when the land was divided among the people.
  5. Luke 1:36 This is now the sixth month from the time when she conceived.

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