This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary,
was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while
she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy
Spirit. Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not
want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.
As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to
him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to
take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy
Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for
he will save his people from their sins.”
All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through
his prophet:
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,
which means ‘God is with us.’”
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord
commanded and took Mary as his wife. But he did not have sexual
relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.
~ Source : Matthew 1:18-25 [Holy Bible -NLT]
taken from https://www.biblegateway.com
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