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Book of Matthew Chapter 1 - Read Chapter 1:20 - [In Context ]But after Joseph thought about this, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. The angel said, "Joseph, son of David, F11 don't be afraid to accept Mary to be your wife. The baby that is in her is from the Holy Spirit. F12
1:21 - [In Context ]She will give birth to a son. You will name the son Jesus. F13 Give him that name because he will save his people from their sins."
1:22 - [In Context ]All this happened to make clear the full meaning of the things the Lord said through the prophet F14 :
1:23 - [In Context ]"The virgin F15 will be pregnant and will give birth to a son. They will name him Immanuel." F16 (Immanuel means, "God with us.")
1:24 - [In Context ]When Joseph woke up, he did the thing that the Lord's angel told him to do. Joseph married Mary.
1:25 - [In Context ]But Joseph had no sexual union with Mary until she gave birth to the son. And Joseph named the son Jesus.
FOOTNOTES: F11: son of David Person from the family of David, second king of Israel, about 1000 years before Christ.
F12: Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among people in the world.
F13: Jesus The name Jesus means "salvation."
F14: prophet A person that spoke for God. Sometimes a prophet told things that would happen in the future.
F15: virgin A girl that is not married and has never had sexual relations.
F16: "The virgin … Immanuel" Quote from Isa. 7:14.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; WJD - What Jesus Did!; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening;
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