22 All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet,
23 »Mark! The maiden will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call His name Immanuel« –a word which signifies God with us'.
24 When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded, and brought home his wife,
25 but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son. The child's name he called JESUS.
18 The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
19 But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.
20 But while he was contemplating this step, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, »Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary, for she is with child through the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to call His name JESUS for He it is who will save His People from their sins.«
16 Then He took them in His arms and blessed them lovingly, one by one, laying His hands upon them.
4 Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this young child, he it is who is superior to others in the Kingdom of the Heavens.
5 And whoever for my sake receives one young child such as this, receives me.
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
27 to a maiden betrothed to a man of the name of Joseph, a descendant of David. The maiden's name was Mary.
21 A woman, when she is in labour, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has given birth to the babe, she no longer remembers the pain, because of her joy at a child being born into the world.
3 »In most solemn truth I tell you,« answered Jesus, »that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God.«
30 But the angel said, »Do not be frightened, Mary, for you have found favour with God.
31 You will conceive in your womb and bear a son; and you are to call His name JESUS.
32 He will be great and He will be called Son of the Most High.' And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David;
33 and He will be King over the House of Jacob for the Ages, and of His Kingdom there will be no end.«
14 Jesus however said, »Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs.«
34 »How can this be,« Mary replied, »seeing that I have no husband?«
35 The angel answered, »The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for this reason your holy offspring will be called the Son of God.'
9 No one who is a child of God is habitually guilty of sin. A God-given germ of life remains in him, and he cannot habitually sin–because he is a child of God.