Luke 1:34 (LSB)

Passage

But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

Nearby Context

Luke 1:32 He 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,

Luke 1:33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end of His kingdom.”

Luke 1:34 But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

Luke 1:35 The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:36 And 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mary", "said", "angel", "since", and "virgin". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mary" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "and He will reign over the house..." into verse 35's "The angel answered and said to her...", so "mary" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mary" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.