Luke 1:34

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““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 Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 1:34 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.”
  2. 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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