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20 When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, |Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.| 22 This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled: 23 Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him Emmanuel,| which means |God with us.| 24 When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife, Matthew 1:20-24, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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