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Matthew 1:18

Matthew 1:18 (NIV)
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:19

Matthew 1:19 (NIV)
Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

Matthew 1:20

Matthew 1:20 (NIV)
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:21

Matthew 1:21 (NIV)
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

Matthew 1:22

Matthew 1:22 (NIV)
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

Matthew 1:23

Matthew 1:23 (NIV)
"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us").

Matthew 1:24

Matthew 1:24 (NIV)
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.

Matthew 1:25

Matthew 1:25 (NIV)
But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.