Matthew 1:18-25 Now the birth of Christ Jesus occurred under these conditions: After His mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, but before they had lived together, she was found to be an expectant mother through the influence of the Holy Spirit.

Williams⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁸ Now the birth of Christ Jesus occurred under these conditions: After His mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, but before they had lived together, she was found to be an expectant mother through the influence of the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ But her husband, Joseph, because he was an upright man and did not want to disgrace her, decided to break the engagement by secretly divorcing her. ²⁰ But just as this thought occurred to him, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for it is through the influence of the Holy Spirit that she has become an expectant mother. ²¹ And she will have a son, and you must name Him Jesus, for it is He who is to save His people from their sins." ²² Now all this occurred to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ²³ "The virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" -- which means "God with us." ²⁴ So when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took her as his wife; ²⁵ but he did not live with her as a husband until she had had a son; and he named Him Jesus.