aver. 1; Mark 1:1; John 1:17; 17:3; [ver. 16]
cLuke 1:27
eLuke 1:35
f[Deut. 24:1]
gch. 2:13, 19; [ch. 2:12, 22]
hver. 25; Luke 1:31; 2:21
iLuke 2:11; Acts 4:12; 5:31; 13:23, 38; [Acts 3:26]
jch. 21:4; 26:56; John 19:36
kch. 2:15, 23; 4:14; Mark 14:49
lCited from Isa. 7:14
mIsa. 8:8, 10
nSee ch. 28:20
over. 21

Matthew 1:18-25

The Birth of Jesus Christ

18Now the birth of aJesus Christ ▼
▼Some manuscripts  of the Christ
 took place in this way. cWhen his mother Mary had been betrothed ▼
▼That is, legally pledged to be married
 to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child efrom the Holy Spirit. 19And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling fto put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20But as he considered these things, behold, gan angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will bear a son, and hyou shall call his name Jesus, ifor he will save his people from their sins.” 22 jAll this took place kto fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 l“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name mImmanuel”
(which means, God nwith us). 24When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And ohe called his name Jesus.

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