When the angel entered her home, he greeted her and said, “You are favored by the Lord! The Lord is with you.”
Do not be afraid, because I am with you. I will bring your descendants from the east and gather you from the west.
He said, “Don’t be afraid. You are highly respected. Everything is alright! Be strong! Be strong!” As he talked to me, I became stronger. I said, “Sir, tell me what you came to say. You have strengthened me.”
Return to the Lord, and say these things to him: “Forgive all our sins, and kindly receive us. Then we’ll praise you with our lips.
He replied to the man speaking to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
The angel went to a virgin promised in marriage to a descendant of David named Joseph. The virgin’s name was Mary.
She was startled by what the angel said and tried to figure out what this greeting meant.
The angel told her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary. You have found favor with God.
She said in a loud voice, “You are the most blessed of all women, and blessed is the child that you will have.
I’m with you. No one will attack you or harm you. I have many people in this city.”
so that the kindness he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory.
Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, should be the most blessed woman, the most blessed woman living in a tent.
The Messenger of the Lord appeared to Gideon and said, “The Lord is with you, brave man.”
Just then, Boaz was coming from Bethlehem, and he said to his reapers, “May the Lord be with all of you!” They answered him, “May the Lord bless you!”