• Luke 1:26 — And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
• Luke 1:27 — To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
• Luke 1:28 — And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
• Luke 1:30 — And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
• Luke 1:31 — And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
• Luke 1:35 — And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be c
• Luke 1:38 — And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

37 passages from 10 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 21 passages
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 4 passages
• Summa Theologica · 3 passages
• City of God · 2 passages
• Confession of Dositheus · 2 passages
• An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah · 1 passage
• Epistle to the Ephesians · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel of John · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew · 1 passage