he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (Lk 1:33)
4:9 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? (Lk 1:34)
4:10 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. (Lk 1:35)
4:11 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. (Lk 1:36)
4:12 For with God nothing shall be impossible. (Lk 1:37)
4:13 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. (Lk 1:38)
UG 5. The Virgin Mary in the house of Elisabeth (Lk 1:39—56)
5:1 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; (Lk 1:39)
5:2 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. (Lk 1:40)
5:3 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: (Lk 1:41)
5:4 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. (Lk 1:42)
5:5 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? (Lk 1:43)
5:6 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. (Lk 1:44)
5:7 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. (Lk 1:45)
5:8 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, (Lk 1:46)
5:9 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. (Lk 1:47)
5:10 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. (Lk 1:48)
5:11 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. (Lk 1:49)
5:12 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. (Lk 1:50)
5:13 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. (Lk 1:51)
5:14 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. (Lk 1:52)
5:15 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. (Lk 1:53)
5:16 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; (Lk 1:54)
5:17 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. (Lk 1:55)
5:18 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. (Lk 1:56)
UG 6. The birth of John the Baptist (Lk 1:57—58)
6:1 Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. (Lk 1:57)
6:2 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. (Lk 1:58)
UG 7. Circumcision of John the Baptist. Stay in the desert (Lk 1:59—80)
7:1 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. (Lk 1:59)
7:2 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. (Lk 1:60)
7:3 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. (Lk 1:61)
7:4 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. (Lk 1:62)
7:5 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. (Lk 1:63)
7:6 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. (Lk 1:64)
7:7 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. (Lk 1:65)
7:8 And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. (Lk 1:66)
7:9 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, (Lk 1:67)
7:10 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, (Lk 1:68)
7:11 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; (Lk 1:69)
7:12 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: (Lk 1:70)
7:13 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; (Lk 1:71)
7:14 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; (Lk 1:72)
7:15 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, (Lk 1:73)
7:16 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, (Lk 1:74)
7:17 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. (Lk 1:75)
7:18 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; (Lk 1:76)
7:19 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, (Lk 1:77)
7:20 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, (Lk 1:78)
7:21 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. (Lk 1:79)
7:22 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. (Lk 1:80)
UG 8. Message for Joseph about Jesus (Mt 1:18—25a)
8:1 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. (Mt 1:18)
8:2 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. (Mt 1:19)
8:3 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife:
