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And there appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the Altar of incense.

But the Angel said vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.

And Zacharias said vnto the Angel, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well striken in yeeres.

And the Angel answering, said vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

And in the sixt moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth,

And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women.

1611 marginal noteOr, graciously accepted, or much graced, see verse 30.

And the Angel said vnto her, Feare not, Marie, for thou hast found fauour with God.

Then said Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And the Angel answered and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the Highest shall ouershadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall bee called the sonne of God.

And Marie said, Behold the handmaide of the Lord, be it vnto me according to thy word: and the Angel departed from her.