35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
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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.
Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
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.
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 26-38)We have here notice given us of all that it was fit we should know concerning the incarnation and conception of our blessed Saviour, six months after the conception of John. The same angel, Gabriel, that was employed in making known to Zacharias God’s purpose concerning his son , is employed in this also; for in this, the same glorious work of redemption, which was begun in that, is carried on . A…
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