Luke 1

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

30 Ref And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.

31 Ref And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.

32 Ref He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

33 Ref He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

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

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

30 Ref And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.

31 Ref And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

32 Ref He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33 Ref and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

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

World English Bible (WEB)

30 Ref The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

31 Ref Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name 'Jesus.'

32 Ref He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,

33 Ref and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom."

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

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