34Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?


In Context

31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

33 And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

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

35 And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

36 And 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:

Luke 1:34 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:34Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:34"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:34And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:34And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:34But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:34And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:34Mary said to the angel, |How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:34And Mary said unto the messenger, 'How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:34Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?