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The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary

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Chapter 10

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Joseph therefore came from Judæa into Galilee, intending to marry

the

virgin

who

had

been

betrothed

to

him

;

for

already

three

months

had

elapsed

,

and

it

was

the

beginning

of

the

fourth

since

she

had

been

betrothed

to

him

.

In

the

meantime

,

it

was

evident

from

her

shape

that

she

was

pregnant

,

nor

could

she

conceal

this

from

Joseph

.

For

in

consequence

of

his

being

betrothed

to

her

,

coming

to

her

more

freely

and

speaking

to

her

more

familiarly

,

he

found

out

that

she

was

with

child

.

He

began

then

to

be

in

great

doubt

and

perplexity

,

because

he

did

not

know

what

was

best

for

him

to

do

.

For

,

being

a

just

man

,

he

was

not

willing

to

expose

her

;

nor

,

being

a

pious

man

,

to

injure

her

fair

fame

by

a

suspicion

of

fornication

.

He

came

to

the

conclusion

,

therefore

,

privately

to

dissolve

their

contract

,

and

to

send

her

away

secretly

.

And

while

he

thought

on

these

things

,

behold

,

an

angel

of

the

Lord

appeared

to

him

in

his

sleep

,

saying

:

Joseph

,

thou

son

of

David

,

fear

not

;

that

is

,

do

not

have

any

suspicion

of

fornication

in

the

virgin

,

or

think

any

evil

of

her

;

and

fear

not

to

take

her

as

thy

wife

:

for

that

which

is

begotten

in

her

,

and

which

now

vexes

thy

soul

,

is

the

work

not

of

man

,

but

of

the

Holy

Spirit

.

For

she

alone

of

all

virgins

shall

bring

forth

the

Son

of

God

,

and

thou

shalt

call

His

name

Jesus

,

that

is

,

Saviour

;

for

He

shall

save

His

people

from

their

sins

.

Therefore

Joseph

,

according

to

the

command

of

the

angel

,

took

the

virgin

as

his

wife

;

nevertheless

he

knew

her

not

,

but

took

care

of

her

,

and

kept

her

in

chastity

.

And

now

the

ninth

month

from

her

conception

was

at

hand

,

when

Joseph

,

taking

with

him

his

wife

along

with

what

things

he

needed

,

went

to

Bethlehem

,

the

city

from

which

he

came

.

And

it

came

to

pass

,

while

they

were

there

,

that

her

days

were

fulfilled

that

she

should

bring

forth

;

and

she

brought

forth

her

first

-

born

son

,

as

the

holy

evangelists

have

shown

,

our

Lord

Jesus

Christ

,

who

with

the

Father

and

the

Son

and

the

Holy

Ghost

lives

and

reigns

God

from

everlasting

to

everlasting

.

Notes

1
Matt. i. 18–24.
2
Thus in the original.