Maria

An angel told a virgin named Mary that she would bear a son, to be named Jesus.

26 When Elizabeth had been pregnant [EUP] for almost six months, the angel Gabriel was sent by God {God sent the angel Gabriel} again. 27 This time he went to Nazareth town in Galilee district, to a virgin whose name was Mary. It had been {Her parents had} promised that she would marry a man named Joseph, who was descended from King David. 28 The angel greeted her and said, "◄The Lord/God► is with you (sg) and you will be greatly blessed {has decided to greatly bless you}!"

30 Then the angel said to her, "Mary, God is very pleased with you (sg), so do not be afraid. 31 You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. 32 He will become great. He will be called {People will call him} ◄the Son of God/the man who is also God►. God, the Lord, will make him a king [MTY] as his ancestor King David was. 33 He will be the King of the Jews, the descendants [MTY] of your ancestor Jacob, forever. He will rule as king forever!"

When Joseph learned that Mary was pregnant, he decided to divorce her, but an angel told him to take her as his wife because it was the power of the Holy Spirit that had enabled her to be pregnant

18 This is the account of what happened just before Jesus Christ was born. Mary, his mother, {had publicly promised Joseph that she would marry him} had been publicly promised to marry Joseph. Before they began to sleep together, Mary realized that she was pregnant. It was the power of the Holy Spirit that had caused her to become pregnant.

Mary praised God.

46 Then Mary praised God by saying/singing:

", how I [SYN] praise ◄the Lord/God►!

47 I am happy because God is the one who saves me.

48 I was only his lowly servant girl, but he did not forget me.

So from now on, everyone will say that God was pleased with me,

49 because they will hear about the things that God [MTY], the mighty one, has done for me.

He [MTY] is awesome!

50 He acts mercifully toward all those who respect him.

51 He shows people that he [MTY] is very powerful. He scatters those who think proudly.

52 He does not let mighty kings rule [MTY] any more, but he honors people who are oppressed (OR, humble).

53 He gives good things to eat to those who are hungry, but he sends away the rich people without giving them anything.

54,55 He promised to Abraham and all our other ancestors who descended from him that he would act mercifully toward them forever.

And now he has remembered what he promised.

So he has helped me and all the other people of [MTY] Israel who serve him."

4 So, because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he went up from Nazareth, the town in Galilee district where he lived, to the town of Bethlehem in Judea district. That was the town where King David grew up. 5 Joseph went with Mary, who was considered {whom people considered} to be his wife, who was now pregnant. They went so that they could put his name and Mary’s name in the record book. 6,7 When they arrived in Bethlehem, there was no place for them to stay in the house where travelers stay. So they stayed in a cattle shed. When the time for Mary to give birth arrived, she gave birth to her first son there. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and placed him in a trough where people put food for the animals.

19 But Mary did not talk to others about what the angels said; she just kept thinking very much about it.

34 "Note what I say: God has determined that because of this child, many Israeli people will turn away from God, and many others will turn to God [MET]. Although he will be like a sign [MET] to warn people, many people will oppose him. 35 As a result, the evil thoughts of many people will be made evident {he will reveal the evil thoughts of many people}. Furthermore, the cruel things that they will do to him [MET] will be like a sword that will pierce your ◄soul/inner being►."

48 When his parents saw him, they were very surprised. His mother said to him, "My son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been very worried as we (exc) have been searching for you!" 49 He said to them, speaking about the Temple being God his Father’s house, "◄I am surprised that you (dl) did not know where to find me!/Why did you not know where to find me?► [RHQ] ◄You (dl) should have known that it was necessary for me to be in my Father’s house!/Did you not know that it was necessary for me to be in my Father’s house?► [RHQ]" 50 But they did not understand the meaning of what he said to them. 51 Then he returned with them down to Nazareth. He always obeyed them. But his mother kept thinking about all those things.

3 When the guests had drunk all the wine that was there, Jesus’ mother said to him, "The wine is all gone; can you do something about that?" 4 Jesus said to her, "Ma’am/Woman, ◄do not tell me what to do!/why do you tell me what to do?► [RHQ] It is not yet time [MTY] to show that I am the Messiah by working miracles." 5 Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you!"

Jesus entrusted his mother to John’s care.

25 Near the cross where they had nailed Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and another Mary, the woman from Magdala village. 26 Jesus saw his mother standing there. He also saw me standing nearby. Then he said to his mother, "This man will now be like your son." 27 And he said to me, "Treat this woman as [MET] your mother." So from that time I took her to my home and took care of her.

Jesus told them that those who obey God are as dear to him as his close relatives.

31 Jesus’ mother and younger siblings arrived. While they stood outside, they sent someone inside in order to call him outside. 32 A crowd was sitting around Jesus. One of them said to him, "Listen/Hey, your mother and your younger brothers and sisters are outside, and they are wanting ◄to see/to talk with► you!" 33 Jesus replied to them, "◄I will tell you something about my mother and my brothers./Do you know whom I consider to be like my mother and my brothers?►" [RHQ] 34 After he looked around at the disciples who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, "Look here! I love these men as much as I love my mother and my brothers. 35 Those who habitually do what God wants are as dear to me [MET] as my brother, my sister, or my mother!"

55 ◄He is just the son of the carpenter!/Isn’t he just the son of the carpenter that lived here?► [RHQ] His mother is Mary, and his younger brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas [RHQ]! 56 ◄And his sisters also live here in our town./Do not his sisters live in our town?► [RHQ] So how is he able to do all these miracles?"

14 All these apostles agreed concerning the things about which they continually were praying together. Others who prayed with them included the women who had accompanied Jesus, Mary who was Jesus’ mother, and his younger brothers.