24When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
— Matthew 1:24

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Illustration of Matthew 1:22-25 NLT -- [The angel's assurance to Joseph that he should marry Mary] occurred to fulfill the Lord's message through his prophet: "Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means 'God is with us.'" When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife. But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.