20 約瑟思考這些事以後,忽然主的一位天使在約瑟夢中顯現,說:「大衛的後裔約瑟,不要怕迎娶瑪麗亞做你的妻子,因為她裡面所懷的是由聖靈而來的。 21 瑪麗亞將要生一個兒子,你要給他起名叫耶穌,因為他將要把自己的子民從他們的罪孽中拯救出來。」

22 不過這整個事的發生,是為要應驗主藉著先知所說的話:

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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. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[a](C) because he will save his people from their sins.”(D)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the Lord saves.