Matthew 1:20 meaning and explanation

But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Joseph has just learned that Mary, his betrothed, is pregnant, and as a righteous man he has resolved to end the engagement quietly rather than expose her to shame. While he turns the matter over in his mind, an angel of the Lord comes to him in a dream, the way God often guided Joseph of old.

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