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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

馬利亞對天使說：“我還沒有出嫁，怎能有這事呢？”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
马 利 亚 对 天 使 说 ： 我 没 有 出 嫁 ， 怎 麽 有 这 事 呢 ？

Contextual Overview

²⁶ During Elizabeth's sixth month of pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, ²⁷ to a virgin. She was engaged to marry a man named Joseph from the family of David. Her name was Mary. ²⁸ The angel came to her and said, "Greetings! The Lord has blessed you and is with you." ²⁹ But Mary was very startled by what the angel said and wondered what this greeting might mean. ³⁰ The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary; God has shown you his grace. ³¹ Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. ³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of King David, his ancestor. ³³ He will rule over the people of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end." ³⁴ Mary said to the angel, "How will this happen since I am a virgin?" ³⁵ The angel said to Mary, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you. For this reason the baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Judges 13:8-12, Acts 9:6

Reciprocal: Genesis 15:8 - General Genesis 18:12 - laughed Numbers 11:22 - General Judges 6:15 - wherewith 1 Samuel 16:2 - How can I go Jeremiah 31:22 - A woman Luke 1:18 - Whereby John 3:9 - How Acts 27:31 - Except

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said Mary to the angel, how shall this be,.... This she said not as doubting the truth of what was said; for she required no sign, as Zacharias did; nor is she charged with, and blamed for unbelief, as he was; yea, it is expressly said, Luke 1:45 that she believed: nor was this a curious question, as whether she should have this son by a man in a married state, or in her present virgin state; for she clearly understood the angel to mean the latter; and therefore her words express her admiration at it, and also her desire to be informed of the manner how it should be: as to the matter of fact, she did not dispute it, but wanted to be resolved by what means it would be brought about: she knew, by prophecy, that the Messiah was to be born of a virgin, and she perceived, by the angel's declaration, that she was that virgin, but could not imagine in what way this amazing thing should be effected; and therefore proposes this question for the following reason,

seeing I know not a man? "A husband", as the Arabic version renders it; not Joseph, nor any other man; for though she was espoused to Joseph, yet he had not taken her to wife; nor were they, as yet; come together; and before they did, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost, Matthew 1:18 she was a pure virgin, untouched by man. The words are an "euphemism", or a modest way of expressing carnal copulation; see Genesis 4:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 34. Seeing I know not a man — Or, husband. As she was only contracted to Joseph, and not as yet married, she knew that this conception could not have yet taken place; and she modestly inquires by what means the promise of the angel is to be fulfilled in order to regulate her conduct accordingly.