22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple. They knew this because he kept motioning to them. He still could not speak.
23 When his time of service was over, he returned home.
24 After that, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant. She stayed at home for five months.
25 "The Lord has done this for me," she said. "In these days, he has been kind to me. He has taken away my shame among the people."
26 In the sixth month after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee.
27 He was sent to a virgin. The girl was engaged to a man named Joseph. He came from the family line of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
28 The angel greeted her and said, "The Lord has given you special favor. He is with you."