Matthew 1:18-25

The Conception and Birth of Jesus

18 Now the birth of Jesus ¹Christ was as follows: when His ^amother Mary had been ²betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^bfound to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned ¹^ato send her away secretly. 20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the ¹Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^aJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ²the One who has been ³conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will bear a Son; and ^ayou shall call His name Jesus, for ¹He ^bwill save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this ¹took place in order that what was ^aspoken by the ²Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, 23 “^aBehold, the virgin shall be with ^bchild and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name ¹Immanuel,” which translated means, “^cGod with us.” 24 And Joseph got up from his sleep and did as the angel of the ¹Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25 ¹but kept her a virgin until she ²^agave birth to a Son; and ^bhe called His name Jesus.

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