Luke 1:42-44
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
42 cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.(A) 43 And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord[a] should come to me? 44 For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
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- 1:43 Even before his birth, Jesus is identified in Luke as the Lord.
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