"I am the Lord's maidservant," Mary replied; "may it be with me in accordance with your words!" And then the angel left her.

Because He has not turned from His maidservant in her lowly position; For from this time forward all generations will account me happy,

But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

when a maidservant saw him sitting by the fire, and, looking fixedly at him, she said, "This man also was with him."