After marrying Mary and finding her already pregnant, Joseph initially decided to divorce Mary quietly, “being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace” (Matthew 1:19). However, an angel told him that the child (Jesus) was the Son of God and was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Obeying the angel, Joseph took Mary as his wife.
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