Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of fulfillment and kingdom of heaven in Matthew.
Read with
This thought runs through Matthew 1:18-22.
Glossary
- Mary Person
- Hebrew Miriam. (1. ) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the “Virgin Mary,” though never so designated in Scripture ( Matt. 2:11 ; Acts 1:14 ). Little is known of her personal history.