Matthew 1:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened. His mother Mary was engaged to marry Joseph. But before they married, he learned that she was expecting a baby. (She was pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.)

Cross References

Job 14:4

“No one can make something clean from something so dirty.

Hebrews 10:5

So when Christ came into the world he said, “You don’t want sacrifices and offerings, but you have prepared a body for me.

Genesis 3:15

I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child’s foot, but he will crush your head.”

Hebrews 7:26

So Jesus is the kind of high priest we need. He is holy. He has no sin in him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. And he is raised above the heavens.

Job 15:14

“People cannot really be pure. They cannot be more right than God!

Luke 1:25

“Look what the Lord has done for me! He decided to help me. Now people will stop thinking there is something wrong with me.”

Matthew 1:1

This is the family history of Jesus the Messiah. He came from the family of David, who was from the family of Abraham.

Deuteronomy 22:23

“A man might meet a virgin girl engaged to another man. He might have sexual relations with her. If this happens in the city,

Matthew 2:11

The wise men came to the house where the child was with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened the boxes of gifts they had brought for him. They gave him treasures of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Matthew 12:46

While Jesus was talking to the people, his mother and brothers stood outside. They wanted to talk to him.

Luke 2:5

Joseph registered with Mary because she was engaged to marry him. (She was now pregnant.)