Matthew 1:20
While he was thinking about all of this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to marry Mary because she is pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
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21She will give birth to a son and you shall call him Jesus, for he will save people from their sins.”
Cross References
Genesis 46:3“I am God, the God of your father! Don't be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will turn you and your descendants into a great nation.
Judges 13:3The Angel of the Lord appeared to her and told her, “It's true that you couldn't conceive, and have no children, but now you're going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.
1 Kings 17:13Elijah said to her, “Don't be afraid. Go home and do what you said. But first make me a small loaf of bread from what you have and bring it to me. Then make something for yourself and your son.
Job 33:15Through dreams and visions in the night, when people fall into deep sleep, resting on their beds,
Psalms 94:19When my mind was full of worries, you comforted me and encouraged me.
Psalms 143:8Tell me every morning about your trustworthy love, because I put my confidence in you. Show me the way I should go, because I dedicate myself to you.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 1:19-25
The Birth of Christ. 18 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. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is… Read the whole commentary →