23 When the days of his service were over, he went home.
24 Later, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and didn’t go out in public for five months. She said,
25 “The Lord has done this for me now. He has removed my public disgrace.”
26 Six months after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee.
27 The angel went to a virgin promised in marriage to a descendant of David named Joseph. The virgin’s name was Mary.
28 When the angel entered her home, he greeted her and said, “You are favored by the Lord! The Lord is with you.”
29 She was startled by what the angel said and tried to figure out what this greeting meant.