…she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done a disgraceful thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20But after he had considered 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 home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[1] because he will save his people from their sins.”
Translation notes (1)
- 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the Lord saves.
24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
"Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son… "
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
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