Mat 1:18 | NIV | STEP | This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about : his mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:18

Joseph accepts Jesus as his son

18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about ^{▼▼Or The origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this}: his mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.