Luke 1:34
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?””
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BSBPD
““How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 1:34 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 13:8Then Manoah prayed to the LORD, “Please, O Lord, let the man of God You sent us come to us again to teach us how to raise the boy who is to be born.”
- Acts 9:6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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