Luke 1:34 - Plain English Version

³⁴ Mary said, “But I’m not married. I’ve never slept with a man, like a wife sleeps with her husband. How will I get a baby?”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁴ Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁴ And Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I have no [intimacy with any man as a] husband?

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁴ And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

Common English Bible

³⁴ Then Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen since I haven’t had sexual relations with a man?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁴ Then Mary said to the Angel, "How shall this be done, since I do not know man?"

Luke 1:34 Cross References

Luke 1:35

Gabriel said, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and God’s power will come over you and give you a baby. Your baby will be really special, and people will say he is God’s son.

Acts 9:6

But get up and go into the city. Somebody there will tell you what to do.”