- The birth of Jesus Christ occurred in this way. When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came to live together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
- After he had decided to follow this course of action, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to receive Mary into your home as your wife. For this child has been conceived in her womb through the Holy Spirit.”
- She will give birth to a son, and you shall name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
- All this took place in order to fulfill what the Lord had announced through the prophet:
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”
a name that means “God is with us.”
May the Lord, our God, be with us, just as he was with our fathers; may he not leave us or abandon us. When Jesus heard this, he said, “Do not be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be saved.”Next verse!With image