The birth of Christ was thus. His mother Mary having been espoused to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet;

Thus was fulfilled the word spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying;

But Jesus answered and said to him, Suffer me now; for thus, it becomes us to complete all righteousness. Then he suffered him;

Pray, therefore, thus; Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name;

All things, therefore, which you wish men to do to you, do also thus to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

The disciples said to him, If the case of a man is thus with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.