The Virgin Mary

And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars; — read the full passage →

and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.

And Jehovah said unto me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut.

but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?

And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee.

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, — read the full passage →

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him.

And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus:

But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own home.

These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. — read the full passage →

Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold, thy son! — read the full passage →

And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? — read the full passage →

But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: — read the full passage →

Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? — read the full passage →

Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, — read the full passage →

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. — read the full passage →

But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, — read the full passage →

And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.

And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. — read the full passage →

among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.