33 And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever,[a]
    and of his kingdom there will be no end.

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?” 35 And the angel answered and[b] said to her,

“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
    and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore also the one to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:33 Literally “for the ages”
  2. Luke 1:35 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(A) will never end.”(B)

34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,(C) and the power of the Most High(D) will overshadow you. So the holy one(E) to be born will be called[a] the Son of God.(F)

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  1. Luke 1:35 Or So the child to be born will be called holy,