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18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. His mother Mary was engagedn to marry Joseph, but before they married, she learned she was pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about : His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
19 Because Mary's husband, Joseph, was a good man, he did not want to disgrace her in public, so he planned to divorce her secretly.
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Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20 While Joseph thought about these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream. The angel said, "Joseph, descendant of David, don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the baby in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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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.
21 She will give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
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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.”
22 All this happened to bring about what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
23 "The virgin will be pregnant. She will have a son, and they will name him Immanuel," which means "God is with us."
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“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the Lord's angel had told him to do. Joseph took Mary as his wife,
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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.
25 but he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to the son. And Joseph named him Jesus.
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But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
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