Book of Common Prayer

For It Was Fitting For God To Perfect The Author of Salvation Through Sufferings

¹⁰ For it was fitting^[a] for Him^[b] for-the-sake-of Whom are all things and through Whom are all things, that in bringing many sons to glory He should perfect^[c] the Author^[d] of their salvation through sufferings. ¹¹ For both the One making-holy and the ones being made holy are all from one Father^[e], for which reason He is not ashamed to be calling them brothers, ¹² saying “I will declare Your name to My brothers. I will sing-praise to You in the midst of the congregation” [Ps 22:22]; ¹³ and again [in Isa 8:17], “I will be trusting^[f] in Him”; and again [in Isa 8:18], “Behold— I and the children whom God gave to Me”.

So The Son Took On Mortal Flesh And Died To Release Us From The Power of Death

¹⁴ Therefore, since the children have shared of blood and flesh, He Himself also similarly partook of the same things in order that through death He might do-away-with^[g] the one having the power of death (that is, the devil), ¹⁵ and release these: all-who by the fear of death were subject-to^[h] slavery through all their living. ¹⁶ For He surely does not take-hold-of ^[i] angels, but He takes hold of the seed of Abraham.

He Had To Become Like Us In All Things In Order To Become a Merciful High Priest

¹⁷ Hence, He had-to become-like His brothers in all things in order that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in the things pertaining to God, so as to make-an-offering-for-satisfaction^[j] [of God’s wrath] as to the sins of the people. ¹⁸ For having Himself ^[k] been tempted^[l] in what He has suffered, He is able to help the ones being tempted.

The Birth of The King: Jesus Is Born To a Virgin In Fulfillment of Isaiah

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: His mother Mary having been promised-in-marriage^[a] to Joseph, before they came-together she was found having a child in the womb by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ And Joseph her husband^[b], being righteous and not wanting to publicly-expose^[c] her, intended to send her away^[d] secretly^[e]. ²⁰ And he having pondered these things, behold— an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for the child having been fathered^[f] in her is by the Holy Spirit. ²¹ And she will give-birth to a Son. And you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. ²² And^[g] this entire thing has taken place in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet saying ²³ ‘Behold— the virgin will have a child in the womb, and she will give-birth to a Son. And they will call His name “Immanuel”’” [Isa 7:14], which being translated is “God with us”. ²⁴ And Joseph, having arisen from the sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took her as his wife. ²⁵ And he was not knowing^[h] her until which time she gave-birth to a Son. And he called His name Jesus.