Luke 1:34

Luke 1:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
• New International Version (NIV)“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”

Context of Luke 1:34

32He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father; 33and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man? 35And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God. 36And behold, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her that was called barren:

Luke 1:34 word by word

Εἶπεν δὲ Μαριὰμ πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον· πῶς ἔσται τοῦτο ἐπεὶ ἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω;¶Read the interlinear

• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• Howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435

Cross-references for Luke 1:34

• Judges 13:8Then Manoah prayed to Jehovah, and said, Ah Lord! let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, I pray thee, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
• Acts 9:6But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Commentaries on Luke 1:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Seeing I know not a man - Or, husband. As she was only contracted to Joseph, and not as yet married, she knew that this conception could not have yet taken place; and she modestly inquires by what means the promise of the angel is to be fulfilled in order to regulate her conduct accordingly.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-38Verses 26-38 We have here an account of the mother of our Lord; though we are not to pray to her, yet we ought to praise God for her. Christ must be born miraculously. The angel's address means only, Hail, thou that art the especially chosen and favoured of the Most High, to attain the honour Jewish mothers have so long desired. This wondrous salutation and appearance troubled Mary. The angel then assured her that she had found favour with God, and would…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. How, &c.--not the unbelief of Zacharias, "Whereby shall I know this?" but, taking the fact for granted, "How is it to be, so contrary to the unbroken law of human birth?" Instead of reproof, therefore, her question is answered in mysterious detail.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:34

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Conception
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Mary
• Miracles
• Women
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness
• Salutation
• Sign

Commentaries on Luke 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings