and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST.

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.

But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.

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.

When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded, and brought home his wife,

When they were gone, and angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise: take the babe and His mother and escape to Egypt, and remain there till I bring you word. For Herod is about to make search for the child in order to destroy Him."

So Joseph roused himself and took the babe and His mother by night and departed into Egypt.

But after Herod's death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said to him,

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judah?

Towards sunset there came a wealthy inhabitant of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself also had become a disciple of Jesus.

So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean sheet of fine linen.

Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in expectation of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus.

and having ascertained the fact he granted the body to Joseph.

to a maiden betrothed to a man of the name of Joseph, a descendant of David. The maiden's name was Mary.

So Joseph went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judaea, to David's town of Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,

So they made haste and came and found Mary and Joseph, with the babe lying in the manger.

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

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

And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

There was a member of the Council of the name of Joseph, a kind-hearted and upright man,

Then Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the Law wrote, as well as the Prophets--Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man of Nazareth."

and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

They kept asking, "Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?"

After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but for fear of the Jews a secret disciple, asked Pilate's permission to carry away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him leave. So he came and removed the body.

So two names were proposed, Joseph called Bar-sabbas--and surnamed Justus--and Matthias.

In this way Joseph, whom the Apostles gave the name of Bar-nabas--signifying 'Son of Encouragement' --a Levite, a native of Cyprus,

"The Patriarchs were 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 was informed of Joseph's parentage.

Then Joseph sent and invited his father Jacob and all his family, numbering seventy-five persons, to come to him,

until there arose a foreign king over Egypt who knew nothing of Joseph.

Through faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and, leaning on the top of his staff, worshipped God.

Through faith Joseph, when he was near his end, made mention of the departure of the descendants of Israel, and gave orders about his own body.

Of the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000; Of the tribe of Joseph, 12,000; Of the tribe of Benjamin, 12,000.