Matthew 1:18

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Job 14:4 : 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
  • Matt 1:1 : 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
  • Luke 1:25 : 25 Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.
  • Luke 1:27-38 : 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee. 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. 31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34 And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God. 36 And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren. 37 For no word from God shall be void of power. 38 And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
  • Gal 4:4-5 : 4 but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
  • Heb 7:26 : 26 For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
  • Job 15:14 : 14 What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

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  • Luke 1:24-32
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    24And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,

    25Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.

    26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

    27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

    28And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee.

    29But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.

    30And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.

    31And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

    32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  • Matt 1:19-25
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    19And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

    20But when he thought on these things, behold, an 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 Spirit.

    21And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.

    22Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

    23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.

    24And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife;

    25and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.

  • Matt 1:15-17
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    15and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

    16and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

    17So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations.

  • Luke 2:4-7
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    4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

    5to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.

    6And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.

    7And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

  • Luke 1:34-39
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    34And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

    35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

    36And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.

    37For no word from God shall be void of power.

    38And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

    39And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

  • Luke 1:41
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    41And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

  • Matt 1:1
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    1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  • Matt 2:1
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    1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

  • Luke 1:56-57
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    56And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

    57Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

  • Luke 2:16-17
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    16And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

    17And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

  • Luke 2:33
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    33And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him;

  • Luke 1:14-15
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    14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

    15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

  • Mark 1:9
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    9And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.

  • Luke 2:27
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    27And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,

  • Mark 1:1
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    1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

  • Matt 2:14
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    14And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;

  • Luke 2:12
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    12And this [is] the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

  • Gal 4:4
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    4but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

  • Luke 2:21
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    21And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

  • Luke 1:5
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    5There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

  • Luke 3:23
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    23And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,

  • Luke 1:18
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    18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

  • Luke 1:44
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    44For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.