“I serve the Lord,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me just as you said it would.” Then the angel left her.
Lord, I serve you. I serve you just as my mother did. You have set me free from the chains of my suffering.
Keep your promise to me. Then other people will have respect for you.
That’s because what God says will always come true.”
At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in Judea’s hill country.
He has taken note of me even though I am not considered important. From now on all people will call me blessed.
It is written that Abraham had two sons. The slave woman gave birth to one of them. The free woman gave birth to the other one.