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Passage Lookup: Matthew 1:18-25
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New International Version (1984 Edition)
Matthew 1:18
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This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:19
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Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
Matthew 1:20
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But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:21
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She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
Matthew 1:22
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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Matthew 1:23
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"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" —which means, "God with us."
Matthew 1:24
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When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
Matthew 1:25
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But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
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