Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, who is called the Messiah.

Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened in this way. When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they lived together she was discovered to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her, decided to divorce her secretly.

After he had thought about it, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," he said, "don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

which means, "God with us." When Joseph got up from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as his wife.

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

So Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left at night for Egypt.

But after Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

So Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and went into the land of Israel.

This is the builder's son, isn't it? His mother is named Mary, isn't she? His brothers are James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas, aren't they?

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

Later that evening, a rich man arrived from Arimathea. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus.

So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.

This is the builder, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon, isn't it? His sisters are here with us, aren't they?" And they were offended by him.

Now there were women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of young James and Joseph, and Salome.

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the Council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he let Joseph have the corpse.

Joseph bought some linen cloth, took the body down, wrapped it in the cloth, laid it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph observed where the body had been laid.

to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

Joseph, too, went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the City of David (called Bethlehem), because he was a descendant of the household and family of David.

So they went quickly and found Mary and Joseph with the baby, who was lying in the feeding trough.

When the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

After doing everything required by the Law of the Lord, Joseph and Mary returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee.

Jesus himself was about 30 years old when he began his ministry. He was (as legally calculated) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man

Philip found Nathaniel and told him, "We have found the man about whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth."

So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

They kept saying, "This is Jesus, the son of Joseph, isn't it, whose father and mother we know? So how can he say, "I have come down from heaven'?"

Later on, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (though a secret one because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, and he came and removed his body.

So they nominated two men Joseph called Barsabbas, who also was called Justus, and Matthias.

One man, Joseph, a descendant of Levi and a native of Cyprus, who was named Barnabas by the apostles (the name means "a son of encouragement"),

"Joseph's brothers became jealous of him and sold Joseph as a slave in Egypt. However, God was with him

On their second trip, Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph introduced his family to Pharaoh.

Then Joseph invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come to him in Egypt 75 persons in all.

Eventually, a different king who had not known Joseph became ruler of Egypt.

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons "and worshipped while leaning on the top of his staff."

By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelis and gave them instructions about burying his bones.

12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.