9 Behold, I send Elijah unto you again before the coming of the Lord; and he will level down the hills and fill the valleys up, and pave the way for him who shall redeem.
10 From the beginning of the age your son has borne the name of John, the mercy of the Lord; his name is John.
11 He will be honored in the sight of God, and he will drink no wine, and from his birth he will be filled with Holy Breath.
12 And Gabriel stood before Elizabeth as she was in the silence in her home, and told her all the words that he had said to Zacharias in Jerusalem.
13 When he had done the service of his course, the priest went home, and with Elizabeth rejoiced.
14 Five months passed by and Gabriel came to Mary in her home in Nazareth and said,
15 Hail Mary, hail! Once blessed in the name of God; twice blessed in the name of Holy Breath; thrice blessed in the name of Christ; for you are worthy, and will bear a son who shall be called Immanuel.
16 His name is Jesus, for he saves his people from their sins.
17 When Joseph’s daily task was done he came, and Mary told him all the words that Gabriel spoke to her, and they rejoiced; for they believed that he, the man of God, had spoken words of truth.
18 And Mary went with haste to tell Elizabeth about the promises of Gabriel; together they rejoiced.