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And in the sixt moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth,

To a virgine espoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie.

And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women.

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her minde what maner of salutation this should be.

And the Angel said vnto her, Feare not, Marie, for thou hast found fauour with God.

And behold, thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe, and bring forth a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.

He shall be great, and shall be called the sonne of the Highest, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.

And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome there shall be no end.

Then said Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And the Angel answered and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the Highest shall ouershadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall bee called the sonne of God.

And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her old age, and this is the sixt moneth with her, who was called barren.

For with God no thing shall be vnpossible.

And Marie said, Behold the handmaide of the Lord, be it vnto me according to thy word: and the Angel departed from her.