Matthew 1:20

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Summary

But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

While

In

Joseph

Isaiah 7:2

Jeremiah 33:26

Luke 2:4

Fear not

That

Matthew 1:18

Jeremiah 31:22

Bible References

While

The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy.

I am your servant. Give me insight, so that I can understand your rules.

May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.

You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying, "This is the correct way, walk in it," whether you are heading to the right or the left.

In

After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him."

In the dream the angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' 'Here I am!' I replied.

The Lord said, "Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with him in a dream.

In the troubling thoughts of the dreams in the night when a deep sleep falls on men,

In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds.

After all of this I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your elderly will have revelatory dreams; your young men will see prophetic visions.

Joseph

It was reported to the family of David, "Syria has allied with Ephraim." They and their people were emotionally shaken, just as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.

Just as surely as I have done this, so surely will I never reject the descendants of Jacob. Nor will I ever refuse to choose one of my servant David's descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Indeed, I will restore them and show mercy to them."

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.

Fear not

But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go and do as you planned. But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son.

Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! Don't be afraid of the insults of men; don't be discouraged because of their abuse!

Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. "Do not be afraid to submit to the Babylonians. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.

So the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!

That

Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

How long will you vacillate, you who were once like an unfaithful daughter? For I, the Lord, promise to bring about something new on the earth, something as unique as a woman protecting a man!'"