The Nativity of the Messiah

18 The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.(A) 19 So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man,(B) and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.(C)

20 But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.(D) 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus,[a](E) because He will save His people from their sins.”(F)

22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

23 See, the virgin will become pregnant
and give birth to a son,
and they will name Him Immanuel,[b]

which is translated “God is with us.”(G)

24 When Joseph got up from sleeping, he did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him. He married her(H) 25 but did not know her intimately until she gave birth to a son.[c] And he named Him Jesus.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:21 Jesus is the Gk form of the Hb name “Joshua,” which = “The Lord saves” or “Yahweh saves.”
  2. Matthew 1:23 Is 7:14
  3. Matthew 1:25 Other mss read to her firstborn son

18 Now de the ho birth genesis of ho Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos took place eimi in this way houtōs: When his autos mother mētēr Mary Maria was pledged mnēsteuō in marriage · ho to ho Joseph Iōsēph, before prin ē they autos had come synerchomai together , she was found heuriskō to be echō with en child gastēr by ek the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma. 19 Because her autos husband anēr Joseph Iōsēph · de · ho was eimi a just dikaios man and kai unwilling mē thelō to disgrace deigmatizō her autos in public deigmatizō, he planned boulomai to release apolyō her autos quietly lathrai. 20 But de as he autos pondered enthumeomai this houtos, behold idou, an angel angelos of the Lord kyrios appeared phainō to him autos in kata a dream onar, saying legō, “ Joseph Iōsēph, son hyios of David Dauid, do not be afraid phobeomai to take paralambanō Mary Maria · ho as your sy wife gynē; for gar that ho which has been conceived gennaō in en her autos is eimi by ek the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma. 21 And de she will bear tiktō a son hyios, and kai you are to call kaleō · ho him autos Jesus Iēsous, for gar he autos will save sōzō · ho his autos people laos from apo · ho their autos sins hamartia.” 22 All holos this houtos · de took ginomai place so hina that what ho was spoken legō by hypo the Lord kyrios through dia the ho prophet prophētēs might be fulfilled plēroō: 23  Behold idou, the ho virgin parthenos shall conceive en and kai give birth tiktō to a son hyios, and kai they shall call kaleō · ho him autos Emmanuel Emmanouēl,” which hos is eimi translated methermēneuō God theos is with meta us hēmeis.” · ho 24 When Joseph Iōsēph arose egeirō · de · ho from apo · ho sleep hypnos, he did poieō what hōs the angel angelos of kyrios the Lord kyrios had told prostassō him autos, · ho and kai he took paralambanō her as · ho his autos wife gynē, 25 but kai he had no ou marital ginōskō relations with her autos until heōs hos she had given tiktō birth to a son hyios; and kai he called kaleō · ho him autos Jesus Iēsous.

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