Luke 1:34

Mary ¹  said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with ²  a man?”

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"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"

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Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?"

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Mary asked the angel, "But how can I have a baby? I am a virgin."

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Mary said to the angel, "But how? I've never slept with a man."

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And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?

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Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?"

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Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?"

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Mary ¹  said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with ²  a man?”

¹ tn Grk “And Mary.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “have not known.” The expression in the Greek text is a euphemism for sexual relations. Mary seems to have sensed that the declaration had an element of immediacy to it that excluded Joseph. Many modern translations render this phrase “since I am a virgin,” but the Greek word for virgin is not used in the text, and the euphemistic expression is really more explicit, referring specifically to sexual relations.