Matthew 1:18-20

The Birth of Jesus Christ

¹⁸ Now the birth of _u Jesus Christ ₁ took place in this way. _v When his mother Mary had been betrothed ₂ to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child _w from the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling _x to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. ²⁰ But as he considered these things, behold, _y an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 1:1
   The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
   Mark 1:1
   The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
   John 1:17
   For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
   John 17:3
   And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
   Matthew 1:16
   And Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
   
2. Cross References
   Luke 1:27
   To a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.
   
3. Cross References
   Luke 1:35
   And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy - the Son of God.
   
4. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 24:1
   When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 2:13
   Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.
   Matthew 2:19
   But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
   Matthew 2:12
   And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
   Matthew 2:22
   But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.