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譯本是參照 AFV (A Faithful Version 希臘文) 2009

26. And in the sixth month of her pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

27. To a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the lineage of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

28. And after coming to her, the angel said, “Hail, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.”

29. But when she saw him, she was greatly perplexed at his message, and was considering what kind of salutation this might be.

30. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, because you have found grace with God;

31. And behold, you shall conceive in your womb and give birth to a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus.

32. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give Him the throne of David, His forefather;

33. And He shall reign over the house of Jacob into the ages, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.”

34. But Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?”

35. And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you; and for this reason, the Holy One being begotten in you shall be called the Son of God.

36. Now behold, Elizabeth your kinswoman has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.

37. For with God nothing shall be impossible.”

38. And Mary said, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. (A Faithful Version)

26. 伊利沙白懷孕六個月，神差使者加百列，往加利利的一座叫拿撒勒城去。

27. 見一童貞女，名馬利亞，她已經許配了大衛家，叫約瑟的。

28. 使者見了她，說：妳這位蒙大恩的女子，因主與你同在，在婦女中妳是有福的。

29. 馬利亞聽到了使者帶給她的信息，心感疑惑，當中所指究竟是什麼意思。

30. 使者對她說：馬利亞，不用驚慌，只因妳在神面前蒙恩。

31. 要知，妳將會懷孕生子，給他取名耶穌。

32. 他將會為大，被稱為至高者的兒子。神要將會把他先祖大衛的王權賜與他。

33. 使他成為管治雅各家族的，直到永遠；他的國度沒有窮盡。

34. 馬利亞回使者說：這事怎會發生？我還未曾與男性有過婚嫁的關係。

35. 使者回說：聖靈將要降臨在妳身上，至高者的能力要蔭庇你。正是這緣故，妳懷中那位是聖者，會被稱為神的兒子。

36. 要知，你有位親戚伊莉莎白，如今年老也懷了男胎。人以為她不會生育，現在卻懷孕六個月了。

37. 在神凡事都能。

38. 馬利亞回應：我是主的使女，願你說的話成就在我身上。使者就離她而去了。

按路加的理解，耶穌道成肉身這事，是神延續對相信的人一個應許，該如何延續的安排。

路加這樣的安排，是他對看神作為時，讓相信的人也許應留心的地方：愛心不是從血氣而生，它有一定的責任要滿足。就如耶穌不可以驟然地出現，也不可以從無人認知的地方出生。就像傳福音，最有效的是從身邊的人開始。這身邊的人就是那位相信神的。

神先揀選撒迦利亞及其妻子，是因為他們的背景是相信又在事奉的。縱使撒迦利亞當時是不相信，可是這神蹟是實在，是可以確實，時間可以說明。而伊利沙白與馬利亞是親戚，伊利沙白的懷孕，成了神蹟能實現的見證，就讓馬利亞明白，也放開了疑慮，願意投身於神的計劃。

為此，路加看到的神蹟，也就是今日信耶穌的人能看到的神蹟，是有可實現的事實作證明：神給相信的人所承諾的，是永不食言。就是人可以因相信，就有了永不止息的愛。這愛是改變一個人，由這有愛的人改變他/她的周圍。

這二位女性，對要實現神的計畫，撒迦利亞的妻子，似乎是極之明白，因為這情況能洗去作為人妻的遺憾。而馬利亞因為聽到就相信，就比看到了才相信的人更為有福，成了耶穌的母親。

今日許多信眾，相信了。有沒有伊利沙白那種除去人間被歧視的感覺？還是有馬利亞一樣，能在未有實現之先，就忍心在等，那許在很短的時間，也許在很長的時間才看見，證實自己所信的，是真。