¹⁸Now 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.

¹⁹And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned ¹^ato send her away secretly.

²⁰But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^aJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ¹the Child who has been ²conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

²¹“She will bear a Son; and ^ayou shall call His name Jesus, for ¹He ^bwill save His people from their sins.”

²²Now all this ¹took place to fulfill what was ^aspoken by the Lord through the prophet:

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.”

²⁴And Joseph ¹awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,

²⁵¹but kept her a virgin until she ^agave birth to a Son; and ^bhe called His name Jesus.

Read in Logos

Matthew 1:18: Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes

1I.e. The Messiah
2The first stage of marriage in Jewish culture, usually lasting for a year before the wedding night, more legal than an engagement
1Or to divorce her
1Lit that which
2Lit begotten
1Lit He Himself
1Lit has happened
1Or Emmanuel
1Lit got up
1Lit and was not knowing her

Cross references

a Matt 12:46; Luke 1:27
b Luke 1:35
a Deut 22:20–24; 24:1–4; John 8:4, 5
a Luke 2:4
a Luke 1:31; 2:21
b Luke 2:11; John 1:29; Acts 4:12; 5:31; 13:23, 38, 39; Col 1:20–23
a Luke 24:44; Rom 1:2–4
a Is 7:14
b Is 9:6, 7
c Is 8:10
a Luke 2:7
b Matt 1:21; Luke 2:21