Luke 1:34

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Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?'

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  • Judg 13:8-9 : 8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, saying, "Please, Lord, let the man of God you sent come back to us and teach us what we are to do with the boy who is to be born." 9 God listened to Manoah’s prayer, and the angel of God came again to the woman while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her. 10 The woman hurried and ran to tell her husband, saying to him, "Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me again." 11 Manoah got up, followed his wife, and came to the man and said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to my wife?" And he said, "I am." 12 Then Manoah said, "Now, when your words come true, what will be the rules for the boy's life and work?"
  • Acts 9:6 : 6 Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do."

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  • Luke 1:35-49
    15 verses
    87%

    35The angel replied to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.'

    36And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.

    37For nothing will be impossible with God.

    38Mary said, 'I am the Lord's servant. May it be done to me according to your word.' Then the angel left her.

    39In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah.

    40She entered Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.

    41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

    42Then she exclaimed with a loud voice, 'Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.'

    43And how has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

    44For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

    45Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what the Lord has spoken to her.

    46And Mary said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord,'

    47'and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

    48because He has looked with favor on the humble condition of His servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed.

    49For the Mighty One has done great things for me, and His name is holy.

  • Luke 1:24-33
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    24After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said,

    25'The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor on me in these days, to take away my disgrace among the people.'

    26In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

    27to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

    28And the angel came to her and said, 'Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.'

    29But she was deeply troubled by his words and wondered what kind of greeting this could be.

    30

    31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

    32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

    33He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.

  • Luke 1:18-20
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    18Zechariah said to the angel, 'How can I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.'

    19The angel answered him, 'I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and bring to you this good news.'

    20Now listen, you will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.

  • Matt 1:18-25
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    18Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way: When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

    19Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her quietly.

    20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.'

    21'She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'

    22All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

    23'Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel' (which means, 'God with us').

    24When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as his wife.

    25But he did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to her firstborn son. And he named him Jesus.

  • Luke 1:12-15
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    12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled, and fear fell upon him.

    13But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

    14You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

  • Judg 13:3
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    3The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not had children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son."

  • Isa 7:14
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    14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

  • Luke 2:33
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    33The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him.

  • Luke 1:56-57
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    56And Mary stayed with her for about three months and then returned to her home.

    57Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.

  • Luke 1:66
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    66All those who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, 'What then will this child become?' For indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

  • Luke 2:19
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    19But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.

  • Luke 2:5
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    5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

  • Matt 1:16
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    16Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

  • Luke 2:15
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    15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."