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- How will this happen - AT: "How is this possible" Though Mary did not understand how it could happen, she did not doubt that it would happen.
- will come over you - This phrase and the next one are ways of saying that the Holy Spirit would supernaturally cause Mary to become pregnant even while she still remained a virgin. Make sure it is clear that there was no physical union involved; this was a miracle.
- The power of - AT: "By his power"
- will overshadow you - "will cover you like a shadow" or AT: "will be with you" or AT: "will cause this to happen" Again, make sure this does not imply any physical union.
- the holy one - AT: "the holy child" or "the holy baby"
- will be called - AT: "people will call him" or "people will acknowledge that he is" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)