Matthew 1:18-24
Chapter 1
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Birth of Jesus
This is how Jesus Christ was born: Mary, his mother, had been given to Joseph in marriage, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the holy Spirit.19
Joseph, her husband, since he was a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly.
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While he was pondering this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said: “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife.
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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.”
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All of this happened to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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The virgin will conceive
and give birth to a son,
and he will be called Emmanuel,
which means: God-with-us.
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When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord told him to do and took his wife to live with him.