Luke 1:34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?In other versions
And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
ASV
And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?
BBE
But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?
DBY
Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?"
WEB
And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'
YLT
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
ENG
Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
WBT
“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
BSB
In context
32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35And 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 called the Son of God.
36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
People in this verse
- Mary