18The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engagedĀ to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit.Ā 19So her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man,Ā and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.Ā
20But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, āJoseph, son of David, donāt be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.Ā 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus,Ā because he will save his people from their sins.āĀ
22Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
23See, the virgin will becomeĀ pregnant
and give birth toĀ aĀ son,
and they will nameĀ himĀ Immanuel,Ā
which is translated āGod is with us.āĀ