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 the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give to 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. Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing who shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who 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

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• Howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• shallἔσομαιesomai · will beG2071
• thisτοῦτοtouto · thatG5124
• seeingἐπείepei · sinceG1893
• knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• notοὐou · noG3756
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435

Cross-references for Luke 1:34

• Judges 13:8Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God whom thou didst send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child that shall be born.
• Acts 9:6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go 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