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Adam Clarke, on Luke 1:34
Adam Clarke · 1762–1832
Luke 1:34 · Douay-Rheims
“And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man?”
On this verse:
“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.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.