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Matthew 1:18
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Matthew 1:18
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Conception and Birth of Jesus
18 Now the birth of Jesus the [a]Messiah was as follows: when His (A)mother Mary had been [b]betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was (B)found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
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- Matthew 1:18 See note v 16
- Matthew 1:18 Unlike engagement, a betrothed couple was considered married, but did not yet live together
Matthew 1:18
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Matthew 1:18
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Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son
18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[a]: 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.(A)
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- Matthew 1:18 Or The origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this
Matthew 1:20
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Matthew 1:20
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20 But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “(A)Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for [a]the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
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- Matthew 1:20 Lit that which
Matthew 1:20
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Matthew 1:20
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20 But after he had considered this, an angel(A) of the Lord appeared to him in a dream(B) 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.
Luke 1:31-35
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Luke 1:31-35
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31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you (A)shall name Him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (B)the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him (C)the throne of His father David; 33 (D)and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, (E)and His kingdom will have no end.” 34 But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I [a]am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered and said to her, “(F)The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of (G)the Most High will overshadow you; for that reason also (H)the [b]holy Child will be called (I)the Son of God.
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Luke 1:31-35
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Luke 1:31-35
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31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.(A) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(B) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(C) 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(D) will never end.”(E)
34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,(F) and the power of the Most High(G) will overshadow you. So the holy one(H) to be born will be called[a] the Son of God.(I)
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- Luke 1:35 Or So the child to be born will be called holy,
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