KJV King James Version
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
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Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
WEB World English Bible
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
ASV American Standard Version
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,
Surrounding context — Matthew 1
15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David [are] fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon [are] fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ [are] fourteen generations.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΤοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἸησοῦG2424 · IēsousJesusΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoγένεσιςG1078 · genesisoriginοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)ἦν·G1510 · eimito beμνηστευθείσηςG3423 · mnēsteuōto betrothτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμητρὸςG3384 · mētērmotherαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heΜαρίαςG3137 · MariaMaryτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸωσήφ,G2501 · IōsēphJosephπρὶνG4250 · prinbeforeἢG2228 · ēorσυνελθεῖνG4905 · sunerchomaito assembleαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heεὑρέθηG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongγαστρὶG1064 · gastērbellyἔχουσαG2192 · echōto have/beἐκG1537 · ekout fromπνεύματοςG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritἁγίου.G40 · hagiosholy
Cross-references
Galatians 4:4-5But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,Luke 1:27-38To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name [was] Mary.Job 14:4Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one.Hebrews 10:5Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.Job 15:14What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?Hebrews 7:26For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;Matthew 1:1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.Luke 1:25Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.
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