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They will call him Immanuel,
which means
‘God is with us.’
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Matthew 1:23
M AT T H E W 1 : 1 6
16
Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.
17 All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to Da-
vid, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the
Babylonian exile to the Messiah.
They will
him
call
The Birth of Jesus the Messiah
18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged
to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was
still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want
to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement* quietly.
20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream.
“Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your
wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she
will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus,* for he will save his people
from their sins.”
22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
23
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,*
which means ‘God is with us.’ ”
24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and
took Mary as his wife. 25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until
her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.
“God
is
with us.”
Matthew 1:23
Visitors from the East
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod.
About that time some wise men* from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem,
asking, 2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose,*
and we have come to worship him.”
3 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone
in Jerusalem. 4 He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of
religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
2
6
‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
are not least among the ruling cities* of Judah,
for a ruler will come from you
who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’*”
7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he
learned from them the time when the star first appeared. 8 Then he told
them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you
find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”
9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they
had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and
stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they
were filled with joy! 11 They entered the house and saw the child with his
mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened
their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.
1:19 Greek to divorce her. 1:21 Jesus means “The Lord saves.” 1:23 Isa 7:14; 8:8, 10 (Greek
version). 2:1 Or royal astrologers; Greek reads magi; also in 2:7, 16. 2:2 Or star in the east.
2:6a Greek the rulers. 2:6b Mic 5:2; 2 Sam 5:2.
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