Luke 1:34

Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”

World English Bible

In The King James Version

Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

In Context

33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”

35The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.

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Cross References

Judges 13:8Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall be born.”

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:27-39

The Birth of Christ Foretold. 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 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. 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30 And the angel said… Read the whole commentary →

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