And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”
“Do not fear, beloved. Peace! Take courage and be strong.” When he spoke to me, I grew strong and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”
and the messenger of the Lord appeared to him and said: The Lord is with you, you mighty warrior!
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us in the beloved. Fulfillment Through Christ.
for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, for I have many people in this city.”
cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
Most blessed of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, blessed among tent-dwelling women!
But he said in reply to the one who told him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
Return, Israel, to the Lord, your God; you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
Fear not, for I am with you; from the east I will bring back your offspring, from the west I will gather you.
Soon, along came Boaz from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The Lord be with you,” and they replied, “The Lord bless you.”
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.
But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.