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Jesus' conception, birth and naming fulfilled Old Testament prophecy. He is "God with us", delivering His people from their sins.
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Matthew 1:18-25
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Now the birth of Jesus 1 Christ was as follows:
when His a mother Mary had been 2 betrothed to Joseph,
before they came together
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she was b found to be with child
by the Holy Spirit.
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And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man
and not wanting to disgrace her,
planned 1 a to send her away secretly.
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But when he had considered this,
behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“ a Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife;
for 1 the Child who has been 2 conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
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She will bear a Son;
and a you shall call His name Jesus,
for 1 He b will save His people from their sins.”
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Now all this 1 took place
to fulfill what was a spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
“ a Behold, the virgin shall be with b child
and shall bear a Son,
and they shall call His name 1 Immanuel,”
which translated means, “ c God with us.”
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And Joseph 1 awoke from his sleep
and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took Mary as his wife,
1 but kept her a virgin
until she a gave birth to a Son;
and b he called His name Jesus.
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Matthew 1:18-25
A. Perceived Situation
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
B. Joseph's Response
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.
A'. Actual Situation
But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
A virgin with child
She will bear a Son;
will bear a son
and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
who will be given a special name
Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child
A virgin with child
and shall bear a Son,
will bear a son
and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”
who will be given a special name
B'. Joseph's Response
And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him,
and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until
The virgin Mary with child
she gave birth to a Son;
bore a son
and he called His name Jesus.
who was given a special name
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