Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this
way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came
together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband
Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce
her quietly. But as he considered 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 that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She
will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people
from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by
the prophet:
“Behold,
the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and
they shall call his name Immanuel”
(which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from
sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, but
knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
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