Matthew 1:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

While Joseph was thinking about this, an angel from the Lord came to him in a dream. The angel said, “Joseph, the baby that Mary will have is from the Holy Spirit. Go ahead and marry her.

Cross References

Genesis 31:11

Then God's angel called me by name. I answered,

Genesis 46:3

God said, “I am God, the same God your father worshipped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.

1 Kings 17:13

Elijah said, “Everything will be fine. Do what you said. Go home and prepare something for yourself and your son. But first, please make a small piece of bread and bring it to me.

1 Kings 3:5

One night while Solomon was in Gibeon, the LORD God appeared to him in a dream and said, “Solomon, ask for anything you want, and I will give it to you.”

Psalm 119:125

I serve you, so let me understand your teachings.

Psalm 143:8

Each morning let me learn more about your love because I trust you. I come to you in prayer, asking for your guidance.

Psalm 94:19

And when I was burdened with worries, you comforted me and made me feel secure.

Proverbs 12:5

Good people have kind thoughts, but you should never trust the advice of someone evil.

Isaiah 26:3

The LORD gives perfect peace to those whose faith is firm.

Isaiah 30:21

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, you will hear a voice saying, “This is the road! Now follow it.”

Isaiah 51:7

If you want to do right and to obey my teaching with all your heart, then pay close attention. Don't be discouraged when others insult you and say hurtful things.

Isaiah 7:13

Then I said: Listen, every one of you in the royal family of David. You have already tried my patience. Now you are trying God's patience by refusing to ask for proof.

Isaiah 7:2

When news reached the royal palace that Syria had joined forces with Israel, King Ahaz and everyone in Judah were so terrified that they shook like trees in a storm.

Jeremiah 31:22

Will you ever decide to be faithful? I will make sure that some day things will be different, as different as a woman protecting a man.

Jeremiah 33:26

In the same way, I will never reject the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or break my promise that they will always have a descendant of David as their king. I will be kind to my people Israel, and they will be successful again.

Jeremiah 40:9

Gedaliah told them, “There's no need to be afraid of the Babylonians. Everything will be fine, if we live peacefully and obey King Nebuchadnezzar.

Joel 2:28

Later, I will give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions.

Numbers 12:6

Then after commanding them to listen carefully, he said: “I, the LORD, speak to prophets in visions and dreams.

Matthew 1:18

This is how Jesus Christ was born. A young woman named Mary was engaged to Joseph from King David's family. But before they were married, she learnt that she was going to have a baby by God's Holy Spirit.

Matthew 2:12

Later they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, and they went back home by another road.

Matthew 2:13

After the wise men had gone, an angel from the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Hurry and take the child and his mother to Egypt! Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is looking for the child and wants to kill him.”

Matthew 2:19

After King Herod died, an angel from the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph while he was still in Egypt.

Matthew 2:22

But when he heard that Herod's son Archelaus was now ruler of Judea, he was afraid to go there. Then in a dream he was told to go to Galilee,

Matthew 27:19

While Pilate was judging the case, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Don't have anything to do with that innocent man. I have had nightmares because of him.”

Matthew 28:5

The angel said to the women, “Don't be afraid! I know you are looking for Jesus, who was nailed to a cross.

Luke 1:19

The angel answered, “I am Gabriel, God's servant, and I was sent to tell you this good news.

Luke 2:4

So Joseph had to leave Nazareth in Galilee and go to Bethlehem in Judea. Long ago Bethlehem had been King David's home town, and Joseph went there because he was from David's family.

Acts 5:19

But that night an angel from the Lord opened the doors of the jail and led the apostles out. The angel said,

Revelation 19:7

So we will be glad and happy and give him praise. The wedding day of the Lamb is here, and his bride is ready.

Judges 13:3

but one day an angel from the LORD appeared to her and said: You have never been able to have any children, but very soon you will be pregnant and have a son. He will belong to God from the day he is born, so his hair must never be cut. And even before he is born, you must not drink any wine or beer or eat any food forbidden by God's laws. Your son will begin to set Israel free from the Philistines.