Mens han tenkte på dette, viste Herrens engel seg for ham i en drøm og sa: "Josef, Davids sønn, frykt ikke for å ta Maria til din kone, for barnet i henne er unnfanget ved Den Hellige Ånd.
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.