Luke 1:34
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall 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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
- KJV
- Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
- WEB
- Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”
- ASV
- And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
- DARBY
- But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?
- BLB
- And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I do not know a man?”
- ÅB
- Men Maria sa til engelen: Hvordan skal dette gå til, da jeg ikke vet av mann?
- OTB
- “Hvorledes skal dette skje,” spurte Maria engelen, “siden jeg er jomfru?”
- B1930
- Men Maria sa til engelen: Hvorledes skal dette gå til, da jeg ikke vet av mann?