Foi assim o nascimento de Jesus
Cristo: Maria, sua mãe, estava prometida em casamento a José, mas, antes que se
unissem, achou-se grávida pelo Espírito Santo. Por ser José, seu marido, um
homem justo, e não querendo expô-la à desonra pública, pretendia anular o
casamento secretamente. Mas, depois de ter pensado nisso, apareceu-lhe um anjo
do Senhor em sonho e disse: "José, filho de Davi, não tema receber Maria
como sua esposa, pois o que nela foi gerado procede do Espírito Santo. Ela dará
à luz um filho, e você deverá dar-lhe o nome de Jesus, porque ele salvará o seu
povo dos seus pecados".
Tudo isso aconteceu para que se
cumprisse o que o Senhor dissera pelo profeta: "A virgem ficará grávida e
dará à luz um filho, e lhe chamarão Emanuel" que significa "Deus connosco".
Ao acordar, José fez o que o anjo do Senhor lhe tinha ordenado e recebeu Maria
como sua esposa. Mas não teve relações com ela enquanto ela não deu à luz um
filho. E ele lhe pôs o nome de Jesus.
[S. Mateus 1, 18-25]
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins”.
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
[Matthew 1, 18-25]
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins”.
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
[Matthew 1, 18-25]
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