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 as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

Therefore the Lord himself shall 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 Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed 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 her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

Then said the Lord unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

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

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And 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, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of 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, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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

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

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

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

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, 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 Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, 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 those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

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

But while he thought on these things, behold, the 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 Ghost.

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

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

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and 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 Joses, and Simon, and Judas? — read the full passage →

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, — read the full passage →

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

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

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, — read the full passage →

And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

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

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

Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.

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

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

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick 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.

The Lord 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 unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall 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, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.