Matthew 1:18

New International Reader's Version

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about. His mother Mary and Joseph had promised to get married. But before they started to live together, it became clear that she was going to have a baby. She became pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Cross References

Genesis 3:15

I will make you and the woman hate each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. Her son will crush your head. And you will bite his heel.”

Job 14:4

Who can bring what is pure from something that isn’t pure? No one!

Job 15:14

“Can human beings really be pure? Can those who are born really be right with God?

Matthew 1:1

This is the written story of the family line of Jesus the Messiah. He is the son of David. He is also the son of Abraham.

Matthew 12:46

While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside. They wanted to speak to him.

Matthew 2:11

The Wise Men went to the house. There they saw the child with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures. They gave him gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Luke 1:25

“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days, he has been kind to me. He has taken away my shame among the people.”

Luke 2:5

He went there with Mary to be listed. Mary was engaged to him. She was expecting a baby.

Deuteronomy 22:23

Suppose a man happens to see a virgin in a town. And she has promised to marry another man. But the man who happens to see her sleeps with her.

Hebrews 10:5

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

Hebrews 7:26

A high priest like that really meets our need. He is holy, pure and without blame. He isn’t like other people. He does not sin. He is lifted high above the heavens.