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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....
...an angel of the Lord appeared to
[Joseph] 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. 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.”
All this took place to fulfill what the
Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with
child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him
Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”
(Matt. 1:18-23 NIV)
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