Matthew: Chapter 1, Verse 18
✍️ Greek Text (Base)
Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γένεσις οὕτως ἦν. μνηστευθείσης τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου.
🧾 Vocabulary & Parsing Notes
- μνηστευθείσης – v. betrothed, espoused
- οὕτως – adv. in this manner, in this fashion, thus, what.
- συνελθεῖν – Aorist, active, infin.
- εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα – lit. “to have [something] in the belly,” idiomatically, to be with child, to be expecting.
📜 Translation Draft
- This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came to be. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together in marriage, she was found to be bearing a child through the Holy Spirit.
📚 Comparison Notes
- NABRE: Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,[g] but before they lived together, she was found with child through the holy Spirit.
- NJB: This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
- KJV: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
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