Matthew 1:20 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 1:20

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.

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Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

KJV

But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

In this word appeared is conveyed the power of Him that did appear, allowing Himself to be seen where and how He pleases. (in Luc. ii. 5.) Be not troubled that he calls her his wife; for she is not herein robbed of her virginity, but her wedlock is witnessed to, and the celebration of her marriage is declared.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Irenaeus

Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter 21), Section 4 (202)

For the one and the same Spirit of God, who proclaimed by the prophets what and of what sort the advent of the Lord should be, did by these elders give a just interpretation of what had been truly prophesied; and He did Himself, by the apostles, announce that the fulness of the times of the adoption had arrived, that the kingdom of heaven had drawn nigh, and that He was dwelling within those that believe on Him who was born Emmanuel of the Virgin.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That which is conceived (or formed) in her - So I think γεννηθεν should be translated in this place: as it appears that the human nature of Jesus Christ was a real creation in the womb of the virgin, by the power of the Holy Spirit. The angel of the Lord mentioned here was probably the angel Gabriel, who, six months before, bad been sent to Zacharias and Elisabeth, to announce the birth of Christ’s forerunner, John the Baptist. See Luk 1:36.

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Original language & word study

31 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ταῦτα	Tauta	These things	G3778 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	when he	G846 →
ἐνθυμηθέντος	enthumēthentos	was pondering	G1760 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	behold	G2400 →
ἄγγελος	angelos	an angel	G32 →
κυρίου	kuriou	of [the] Lord	G2962 →
κατ᾽	kat᾽	in	G2596 →
ὄναρ	onar	a dream	G3677 →
ἐφάνη	ephanē	appeared	G5316 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to him	G846 →
λέγων·	legōn	saying;	G3004 →
Ἰωσὴφ	Iōsēph	Joseph	G2501 →
υἱὸς	huios	son	G5207 →
Δαυίδ,	Dauid	of David,	G1138 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
φοβηθῇς	phobēthēas	may you fear	G5399 →
παραλαβεῖν	paralabein	to receive	G3880 →
Μαρίαν	Marian	Mary	G3137 →
τὴν	tēn	[as] the	G3588 →
γυναῖκά	gunaika	wife	G1135 →
σου·	sou	of you;	G4771 →
τὸ	to	that	G3588 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
αὐτῇ	autēa	her	G846 →
γεννηθὲν	gennēthen	having been conceived	G1080 →
ἐκ	ek	from	G1537 →
πνεύματός	pneumatos	[the] Spirit	G4151 →
ἐστιν	estin	[which] is	G1510 →
ἁγίου.	hagiou	Holy.	G40 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joel 2:28
And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
leads to
- Acts 2:16–21
  No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
- Ezekiel 39:29
  And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Acts 2:39
  This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
- Isaiah 32:15
  until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
- Acts 2:2–4
  Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Through
Matthew 1:18
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy…
leads to
- Galatians 4:4–5
  But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Luke 1:27–38
  to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
Through
Luke 1:19
“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
leads to
- Luke 1:26
  In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

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