¹⁶ Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, ^(A)who is called ^[a]the Messiah.

²⁰ But when he had considered this, 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 ^[b]conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

⁴ Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because ^(A)he was of the house and family of David,