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Luke 1:34 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?Luke 1:34 · King James Version
Luke 1:34 in context
32He 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:
33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35And 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.
36And, 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- seeingepeiwhen, since, of time after, of cause since, seeing that, becauseG1893 →
- angelangelosa messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from GodG32 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- MarymariaMary or Miriam = "their rebellion", Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, a women…G3137 →
- knowginōskōto learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel, to become known, to…G1097 →
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We have here notice given us of all that it was fit we should know concerning the incarnation and conception of our blessed Saviour, six months after the conception of John. The same angel, Gabriel, that was employed in making known to Zacharias God's purpose concerning his son, is employed in this also;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 26-38