but he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to the son. And Joseph named him Jesus.
And Saul’s daughter Michal had no children to the day she died.
The girl was very beautiful, and she cared for the king and served him. But the king did not have sexual relations with her.
“Give every firstborn male to me. Every firstborn male among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”
“Do not hold back your offering from the first of your harvest and the first wine that you make. Also, you must give me your firstborn sons.
She will give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
When Joseph woke up, he did what the Lord’s angel had told him to do. Joseph took Mary as his wife,
Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
When the baby was eight days old, he was circumcised and was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before the baby began to grow inside Mary.
and she gave birth to her first son. Because there were no rooms left in the inn, she wrapped the baby with pieces of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough.
God knew them before he made the world, and he chose them to be like his Son so that Jesus would be the firstborn of many brothers and sisters.