Matthew 1:18-25

New American Standard Bible

Conception and Birth of Jesus

¹⁸Now the birth of Jesus the ^[a]Messiah was as follows: when His ^(A)mother Mary had been ^[b]betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^(B)found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to ^[c]^(C)send her away secretly. ²⁰But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^(D)Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ^[d]the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ²¹She will give birth to a Son; and ^(E)you shall name Him Jesus, for ^[e]He ^(F)will save His people from their sins.” ²²Now all this ^[f]took place so that what was ^(G)spoken by the Lord through ^[g]the prophet would be fulfilled: ²³“^(H)Behold, the virgin will ^[h]^(I)conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him ^[i]Immanuel,” which translated means, “^(J)God with us.” ²⁴And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, ²⁵^[j]but kept her a virgin until she ^(K)gave birth to a Son; and ^(L)he named Him Jesus.

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Footnotes

Matthew 1:18 See note v 16
Matthew 1:18 Unlike engagement, a betrothed couple was considered married, but did not yet live together
Matthew 1:19 Or divorce her
Matthew 1:20 Lit that which
Matthew 1:21 Lit He Himself
Matthew 1:22 Lit has happened
Matthew 1:22 I.e., Isaiah
Matthew 1:23 Or be pregnant
Matthew 1:23 Gr Emmanuel
Matthew 1:25 Lit and did not know her intimately