“Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”

but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he named Him Jesus.

Parable of Ten Virgins

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.

Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.

But the foolish virgins said to the prudent ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

Yet later, the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

Now this man had four virgin daughters who were prophetesses.

Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I am offering direction as one who by the mercy of the Lord is trustworthy.

But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such people as yourselves will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you.

and his interests are divided. The woman who is unmarried, and the virgin, is concerned about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

But if anyone thinks that he is acting dishonorably toward his virgin, if she is past her youth and it ought to be so, let him do what he wishes, he is not sinning; let them marry.

But the one who stands firm in his heart, if he is not under constraint, but has authority over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin, he will do well.

So then, both the one who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and the one who does not give her in marriage will do better.

For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.