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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.
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18 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.
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19 So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.
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19 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.
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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.
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20 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.
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21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins."
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21 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."
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22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
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22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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23 See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name Him Immanuel , which is translated "God is with us."
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23 "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us."
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24 When Joseph got up from sleeping, he did as the Lord's angel had commanded him. He married her
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24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
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25 but did not know her intimately until she gave birth to a son. And he named Him Jesus.
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25 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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