and Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus called Christ.

Now these were the circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ. Mary, his mother, was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married it was found that she was about to become a mother through the influence of the holy Spirit.

But her husband, Joseph, was an upright man and did not wish to disgrace her, and he decided to break off the engagement privately.

But while he was thinking of doing this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, to your home, for it is through the influence of the holy Spirit that she is to become a mother.

So when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him, and took his wife to his home.

When they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said, "Wake up! Take the child and his mother and make your escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave. For Herod is going to look for the child in order to make away with him."

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

Is he not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother named Mary, and are not his brothers named James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

In the evening a rich man named Joseph, from Arimathea, who had himself been a disciple of Jesus, came.

And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a piece of clean linen,

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the council, who was himself living in expectation of the reign of God, made bold to go to Pilate and ask for Jesus' body.

and when he learned from the captain that he was, he gave Joseph permission to take the body.

to a maiden there who was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The maiden's name was Mary.

And Joseph went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and family of David,

And they hurried there, and found Mary and Joseph, with the baby lying in the manger.

Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son, it was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Eli,

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

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

And they all spoke well of him and were astonished at the winning words that fell from his lips, and they said, "Is he not Joseph's son?"

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the council, a good and upright man,

So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph,

and they said, "Is he not Joseph's son, Jesus, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I have come down out of heaven'?"

After this, Joseph, of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one, because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him remove Jesus' body, and Pilate gave him permission. So Joseph went and took the body down.

Then they proposed two men, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was known as Justus, and Matthias.

Joseph, a Levite, and a native of Cyprus, whom the apostles had named Barnabas, which means Son of Encouragement,

The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him,

On their second visit, Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Pharaoh learned of Joseph's parentage.

Then Joseph sent and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all,

until another king, who knew nothing about Joseph, became ruler of Egypt.

Faith made Jacob when he was dying give a blessing to each of Joseph's sons, and bow in worship even while leaning on his staff.

Faith inspired Joseph when he was dying to tell of the future migration of the Israelites, and to give instructions about his own body.

12,000 from the tribe of Zebulon; 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph; 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin.