The Birth of Jesus from Mary’s Perspective

Luke 1:26-38 <sup>26 </sup>In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,<sup>27 </sup>to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.<sup>28 </sup>The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” <sup>29 </sup>Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.<sup>30 </sup>But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.<sup>31 </sup>You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.<sup>32 </sup>He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,<sup>33 </sup>and he will reign over Jacob’s descenda [...]