Virgin Mary

And the messenger having come in unto her, said, `Hail, favoured one, the Lord <FI>is<Fi> with thee; blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou among women;'

And Mary said, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.

and spake out with a loud voice, and said, `Blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou among women, and blessed <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of thy womb;

Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'

and whence <FI>is<Fi> this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

And the messenger answering said to her, `The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin <FI>is<Fi> Mary.

and happy <FI>is<Fi> she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

Therefore the Lord Himself giveth to you a sign, Lo, the Virgin is conceiving, And is bringing forth a son, And hath called his name Immanuel,

And it came to pass, in his saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to him, `Happy the womb that carried thee, and the paps that thou didst suck!' — read the full passage →

and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering in her heart;

Jesus, therefore, having seen <FI>his<Fi> mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he was loving, he saith to his mother, `Woman, lo, thy son;' — read the full passage →

and he answering said unto them, `My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

And a great sign was seen in the heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars,

`Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted `With us <FI>he is<Fi> God.'

for sin over you shall not have lordship, for ye are not under law, but under grace.

The grace <FI>is<Fi> false, and the beauty <FI>is<Fi> vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.

and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law,

And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee--the head, and thou dost bruise him--the heel.'

and she brought forth a male child, who is about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, and caught away was her child unto God and His throne,

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

and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,

and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, `Lo, this <FI>one<Fi> is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against-- — read the full passage →

and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

Thou <FI>art<Fi> all fair, my friend, And a blemish there is not in thee. Come from Lebanon, O spouse,

Therefore he doth give them out till the time She who bringeth forth hath brought forth, And the remnant of his brethren return to the sons of Israel.

and there were given to the woman two wings of the great eagle, that she may fly to the wilderness, to her place, where she is nourished a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent;

and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, `Wine they have not;' — read the full passage →

And Jehovah saith unto me, `This gate is shut, it is not opened, and none doth go in by it, for Jehovah, God of Israel, hath come in by it, and it hath been shut.

these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

Jesus, therefore, having seen <FI>his<Fi> mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he was loving, he saith to his mother, `Woman, lo, thy son;'

His mother saith to the ministrants, `Whatever he may say to you--do.'

For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy <FI>is<Fi> His name,

Arise, O Jehovah, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength,

A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.

One is my dove, my perfect one, One she <FI>is<Fi> of her mother, The choice one she <FI>is<Fi> of her that bare her, Daughters saw, and pronounce her happy, Queens and concubines, and they praise her.

and the woman did flee to the wilderness, where she hath a place made ready from God, that there they may nourish her--days a thousand, two hundred, sixty.

having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid all round about with gold, in which <FI>is<Fi> the golden pot having the manna, and the rod of Aaron that budded, and the tables of the covenant,

A garden shut up <FI>is<Fi> my sister-spouse, A spring shut up--a fountain sealed.

having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, — read the full passage →

Before she is pained she hath brought forth, Before a pang cometh to her, She hath delivered a male.

Daughters of kings <FI>are<Fi> among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.

every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.

And now, having been freed from the sin, and having become servants to God, ye have your fruit--to sanctification, and the end life age-during;

I greatly rejoice in Jehovah, Joy doth my soul in my God, For He clothed me with garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness covereth Me, As a bridegroom prepareth ornaments, And as a bride putteth on her jewels.

and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.

afterward he saith to the disciple, `Lo, thy mother;' and from that hour the disciple took her to his own <FI>home<Fi> .

I confess Thee, because that <FI>with<Fi> wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful <FI>are<Fi> Thy works, And my soul is knowing <FI>it<Fi> well.

And it cometh to pass, at the seventh, that he saith, `Lo, a little thickness as the palm of a man is coming up out of the sea.' And he saith, `Go up, say unto Ahab, `Bind--and go down, and the shower doth not restrain thee.'

according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,

and there appeareth unto him a messenger of Jehovah in a flame of fire, out of the midst of the bush, and he seeth, and lo, the bush is burning with fire, and the bush is not consumed.

And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set <FI>you<Fi> in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness, — read the full passage →

And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,

A Psalm. Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, For wonders He hath done, Given salvation to Him hath His right hand and His holy arm.

And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation--from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.

Till when dost thou withdraw thyself, O backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath prepared a new thing in the land, Woman doth compass man.

And the third day a marriage happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there,

And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?' — read the full passage →

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

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 →

through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

and she brought forth her son--the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.

And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, `Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'

And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

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

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> Nazareth, — read the full passage →

for one <FI>is<Fi> God, one also <FI>is<Fi> mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,

and did not know her till she brought forth her son--the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.

And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, `Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten <FI>is<Fi> of the Holy Spirit,

and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;

For the nation and the kingdom that do not serve thee perish, Yea, the nations are utterly wasted.

and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, `Wine they have not;'

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

and the dragon was angry against the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, those keeping the commands of God, and having the testimony of Jesus Christ.

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

And there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled-- — read the full passage →

And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us, — read the full passage →

and the ark of Jehovah doth inhabit the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months, and Jehovah blesseth Obed-Edom and all his house.

to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved,

And there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene;

Jesus saith to her, `What--to me and to thee, woman? not yet is mine hour come.'

And a great sign was seen in the 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 opened was the sanctuary of God in the heaven, and there was seen the ark of His covenant in His sanctuary, and there did come lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.

And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

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 being stumbled at him.

Then come do his brethren and mother, and standing without, they sent unto him, calling him, — read the full passage →

and David feareth Jehovah on that day, and saith, `How doth the ark of Jehovah come in unto me?'

and he saith to me, `See--not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.'

and I fell before his feet, to bow before him, and he saith to me, `See--not! fellow servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren, those having the testimony of Jesus; bow before God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of the prophecy.'

And opened was the sanctuary of God in the heaven, and there was seen the ark of His covenant in His sanctuary, and there did come lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail. — read the full passage →

because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another, — read the full passage →

And now, little children, remain in him, that when he may be manifested, we may have boldness, and may not be ashamed before him, in his presence; — read the full passage →

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, — read the full passage →

and may the Lord of the peace Himself give to you the peace always in every way; the Lord <FI>is<Fi> with you all! — read the full passage →