Bible Verse Lookup
Mt 1:21
Chapter 1
21
She has conceived by the Holy Spirit, and now she will have a son. You shall call him ‘Jesus,’ for he will save his people from their sins.”
She has conceived by the Holy Spirit, and now she will have a son. You shall call him ‘Jesus,’ for he will save his people from their sins.”
Commentaries
Birth of Jesus.
The chain of generations finally ends with the last link—not just another one, but a unique, definitive, and extraordinary one: a person born of a “virgin.” Matthew draws on the promise and prophecy of Isaiah 7:14, interpreted within the context already established by Jewish tradition. He follows this tradition and affirms it in this account, which he presents clearly: Mary’s motherhood is caused by the Holy Spirit, not Joseph. This is what the text states (1:20-23), and it remains central to the Church’s faith.