Matthew 1:18-24
Chapter 1
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Here’s how Jesus Christ was born: Mary, his mother, was engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
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Then Joseph, her husband, planned to divorce her quietly. He was a just man and didn’t want to disgrace her in any way.
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While he was pondering over 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. She has conceived by the Holy Spirit,
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and now she will bear a son. You shall call him ‘Jesus’ for he will save his people from their sins.”
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All of this occurred to fulfill what the Lord had spoken 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 as the angel of the Lord had told him and took his wife to his home.