Mat 1:18 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows : when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph , before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit .

Matthew 1:18

Conception and Birth of Jesus

18 Now the birth of Jesus ^{▼▼ I.e. The Messiah}Christ was as follows: when His ^bmother Mary had been ^{▼▼ The first stage of marriage in Jewish culture, usually lasting for a year before the wedding night, more legal than an engagement}betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^dfound to be with child by the Holy Spirit.