The Beginning of the life of Jesus Christ

Generations of Jesus Christ. His conception and birth.

Jesus Christ was, in accordance with the prophecies, conceived of the Holy Ghost, born of a virgin. He was both Son of Man and Son of God, thereby being qualified to save His people from their sins.

Jesus was not begotten of natural generation.

“Mary, of whom was born Jesus.” A feminine form for the word “born” being used, indicates that Jesus was born of Mary, not of man.

Fragments from The Amplified Bible 1987 Frances Siewert Translation

Luke 1:1 SINCE [as is well known] many have undertaken to put in order and draw up a [thorough] narrative of the surely established deeds which have been accomplished and fulfilled in and among us,
Luke 1:2 Exactly as they were handed down to us by those who from the [official] beginning [of Jesus’ ministry] were eyewitnesses and ministers of the Word [that is, of the doctrine concerning the attainment through Christ of salvation in the kingdom of God],
Luke 1:3 It seemed good and desirable to me, [and so I have determined] also after having searched out diligently and followed all things closely and traced accurately the course from the highest to the minutest detail from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, [Acts 1:1.]
Luke 1:4 [My purpose is] that you may know the full truth and understand with certainty and security against error the accounts (histories) and doctrines of the faith of which you have been informed and in which you have been orally instructed.

Matt 1:1 THE BOOK of the ancestry (genealogy) of Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) of Abraham. [Ps. 132:11; Isa. 11:1.]

Mark 1:1 THE BEGINNING [of the facts] of the good news (the Gospel) of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Mark 1:2 Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will make ready Your way–[Mal. 3:1.]

Luke 1:26 Now in the sixth month [after that], the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth,
Luke 1:27 To a girl never having been married and a virgin engaged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
Luke 1:28 And he came to her and said, Hail, O favored one [endued with grace]! The Lord is with you! Blessed (favored of God) are you before all other women!
Luke 1:29 But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled and disturbed and confused at what he said and kept revolving in her mind what such a greeting might mean.
Luke 1:30 And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace (free, spontaneous, absolute favor and loving-kindness) with God.
Luke 1:31 And listen! You will become pregnant and will give birth to a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus.
Luke 1:32 He will be great (eminent) and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His forefather David
Luke 1:33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob throughout the ages; and of His reign there will be no end. [Isa. 9:6, 7; Dan. 2:44.]

Luke 1:34 And Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I have no [intimacy with any man as a] husband?
Luke 1:35 Then the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a shining cloud]; and so the holy (pure, sinless) Thing (Offspring) which shall be born of you will be called the Son of God. [Exod. 40:34; Isa. 7:14.]
Luke 1:36 And listen! Your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is now the sixth month with her who was called barren.
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.

Luke 1:38 Then Mary said, Behold, I am the handmaiden of the Lord; let it be done to me according to what you have said. And the angel left her.
Luke 1:39 And at that time Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country to a town of Judah,
Luke 1:40 And she went to the house of Zachariah and, entering it, saluted Elizabeth.

Luke 1:41 And it occurred that when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with and controlled by the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:42 And she cried out with a loud cry, and then exclaimed, Blessed (favored of God) above all other women are you! And blessed (favored of God) is the Fruit of your womb!
Luke 1:43 And how [have I deserved that this honor should] be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Luke 1:44 For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Luke 1:45 And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord.

Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul magnifies and extols the Lord,
Luke 1:47 And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
Luke 1:48 For He has looked upon the low station and humiliation of His handmaiden. For behold, from now on all generations [of all ages] will call me blessed and declare me happy and to be envied!
Luke 1:49 For He Who is almighty has done great things for me–and holy is His name [to be venerated in His purity, majesty and glory]!
Luke 1:50 And His mercy (His compassion and kindness toward the miserable and afflicted) is on those who fear Him with godly reverence, from generation to generation and age to age. [Ps. 103:17.]
Luke 1:51 He has shown strength and made might with His arm; He has scattered the proud and haughty in and by the imagination and purpose and designs of their hearts.
Luke 1:52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of low degree.
Luke 1:53 He has filled and satisfied the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty-handed [without a gift].
Luke 1:54 He has laid hold on His servant Israel [to help him, to espouse his cause], in remembrance of His mercy,
Luke 1:55 Even as He promised to our forefathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever. [Gen. 17:7; 18:18; 22:17; I Sam. 2:1-10; Mic. 7:20.]

Luke 1:56 And Mary remained with her [Elizabeth] for about three months and [then] returned to her [own] home.

Matt 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place under these circumstances: When His mother Mary had been promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant [through the power] of the Holy Spirit.
Matt 1:19 And her [promised] husband Joseph, being a just and upright man and not willing to expose her publicly and to shame and disgrace her, decided to repudiate and dismiss (divorce) her quietly and secretly.

Matt 1:20 But as he was thinking this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary [as] your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of (from, out of) the Holy Spirit.
Matt 1:21 She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God].
Matt 1:22 All this took place that it might be fulfilled which the Lord had spoken through the prophet,
Matt 1:23 Behold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel–which, when translated, means, God with us. [Isa. 7:14.]

Matt 1:24 Then Joseph, being aroused from his sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him: he took [her to his side as] his wife.
Matt 1:25 But he had no union with her as her husband until she had borne her firstborn Son; and he called His name Jesus.

Luke 2:1 IN THOSE days it occurred that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole Roman empire should be registered.
Luke 2:2 This was the first enrollment, and it was made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Luke 2:3 And all the people were going to be registered, each to his own city or town.
Luke 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the town of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
Luke 2:5 To be enrolled with Mary, his espoused (married) wife, who was about to become a mother. [Matt. 1:18-25.]
Luke 2:6 And while they were there, the time came for her delivery,
Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her Son, her Firstborn; and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room or place for them in the inn.

John 1:14 And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth. [Isa. 40:5.]

Matt 1:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
Matt 1:3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Aram,
Matt 1:4 Aram the father of Aminadab, Aminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Matt 1:5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
Matt 1:6 Jesse the father of King David, King David the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah, [Ruth 4:18-22; I Chron. 2:13-15.]
Matt 1:7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
Matt 1:8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram [Jehoram], Joram the father of Uzziah,
Matt 1:9 Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
Matt 1:10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
Matt 1:11 And Josiah became the father of Jeconiah [also called Coniah and Jehoiachin] and his brothers about the time of the removal (deportation) to Babylon. [II Kings 24:14; I Chron. 3:15, 16.]
Matt 1:12 After the exile to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel [Salathiel], Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Matt 1:13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
Matt 1:14 Azor the father of Sadoc, Sadoc the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,
Matt 1:15 Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
Matt 1:16 Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, Who is called the Christ. (the Messiah, the Anointed)

Matt 1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen, from David to the Babylonian exile (deportation) fourteen generations, from the Babylonian exile to the Christ fourteen generations.

Luke 2:8 And in that vicinity there were shepherds living [out under the open sky] in the field, watching [in shifts] over their flock by night.
Luke 2:9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone all about them, and they were terribly frightened.
Luke 2:10 But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people.
Luke 2:11 For to you is born this day in the town of David a Savior, Who is Christ (the Messiah) the Lord! [Mic. 5:2.]
Luke 2:12 And this will be a sign for you [by which you will recognize Him]: you will find [after searching] a Baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. [I Sam. 2:34; II Kings 19:29; Isa. 7:14.]
Luke 2:13 Then suddenly there appeared with the angel an army of the troops of heaven (a heavenly knighthood), praising God and saying,

Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest [heaven], and on earth peace among men with whom He is well pleased [men of goodwill, of His favor].

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father [of Eternity], Prince of Peace. [Isa. 25:1; 40:9-11; Matt. 28:18; Luke 2:11.]
Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from the [latter] time forth, even forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. [Dan. 2:44; I Cor. 15:25-28; Heb. 1:8.]

Early life of Christ in the Bowyer Bible print 6 of 21. adoration of Jesus by the shepherds. Bloemaert — Baby Jesus lying in a manger – In a barn the shepherds gather around the manger and the Virgin lifts up the sheet to give them a clearer view; a large classical column at right suggests a location in a humble outhouse to the main building. An engraving after Abraham Bloemaert. The print was made by Jacob Matham and published by Jacques Razet. 1597 (circa). School: Netherlandish. Inscription Content: Lettered below in the design “Abrahamus Blommaert Inuentor,/Matham sculp” and with the signature of Jacques Razet.

Luke 2:15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing (saying) that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.
Luke 2:16 So they went with haste and [by searching] found Mary and Joseph, and the Baby lying in a manger.
Luke 2:17 And when they saw it, they made known what had been told them concerning this Child,
Luke 2:18 And all who heard it were astounded and marveled at what the shepherds told them.

Luke 2:19 But Mary was keeping within herself all these things (sayings), weighing and pondering them in her heart.
Luke 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.

John 7:41 Others said, This is the Christ (the Messiah, Anointed One)! But some said, What? Does the Christ come out of Galilee?
John 7:42 Does not the Scripture tell us that the Christ will come from the offspring of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived? [Ps. 89:3, 4; Mic. 5:2.]

Matt 1:1 THE BOOK of the ancestry (genealogy) of Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) of Abraham. [Ps. 132:11; Isa. 11:1.]

Mark 1:1 THE BEGINNING [of the facts] of the good news (the Gospel) of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Mark 1:2 Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will make ready Your way–[Mal. 3:1.]

Luke 1:56 And Mary remained with her [Elizabeth] for about three months and [then] returned to her [own] home.

Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest [heaven], and on earth peace among men with whom He is well pleased [men of goodwill, of His favor].

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Jesus begotten Son of God #11 Existence and Genesis Raising up (christadelphians.wordpress.com)
Jesus begotten Son of God #12 Son of God (christadelphians.wordpress.com)
Jesus begotten Son of God #14 Beloved Preminent Son and Mediator originating in Mary (christadelphians.wordpress.com)
Jesus begotten Son of God #15 Son of God Originating in Mary (christadelphians.wordpress.com)
Jesus begotten Son of God #17 Adam, Eve, Mary and Christianity’s central figure (christadelphians.wordpress.com)
The Seed Of The Woman Bruised (christadelphians.wordpress.com)
In The Stupendous Reality of Being “in Christ Jesus” (pjcockrell.wordpress.com) we can see how we can become in Christ, implying we can become like Christ Jesus, which is not the same as becoming God, because that is something we never can, nor can we ever become like God. But we can work to become like Christ, who is a man and human like us. In Jesus we can become sanctified and made holy. It is because God foresaw in His Plan the sanctification and notated all the names in the Book of Liberty or Book of Judgement (Revelation 17:8) that we can be given grace before the world was created. (2 Timothy 1:9) But it is by Jesus his dead on a wooden stake that we are redeemed and forgiven for all our sins. Because God cannot die there had to come a man to make an end to the spell of the punishment for the sin of the first man and woman. In Christ Jesus we were given the Saviour by the grace of God. As Jesus is an accepted Son of God we too can become children of God. In Christ Jesus we can become a new creation and a son of God when we accept him and follow his teachings, which implement that we have to live according to the Laws of God and honour that Only One God: Elohim Hashem Jehovah.
Mary, The Mother of Jesus – The First Disciple (Student Guide) (notshaken.wordpress.com)
set apart for a mission ─ Luke 1:29-33
In Mary, The Mother of Jesus – The First Disciple (Teacher Guide) (notshaken.wordpress.com) the writer says: “Most if not all of us are very comfortable with granting Mary the essential role of Jesus’ mother, while regarding anything additional as veering towards “Mariolatry.” But all people should be aware that we may not honour any person in such a way. We are only to pray to God, the Most Highest. And surely we may not sit in front of statues or images to pray to that person or image, even not an image of God.
The Annunciation (pastorreeder.wordpress.com)
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
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The words spoken to Mary by the Lord’s messenger Gabriel were the Lord’s words. This means that what the angel had spoken was what God had spoken. What the angel was saying was what God was saying. This is so because Gabriel did not speak his own word, but the Lord’s Word. Therefore, what Gabriel, as the messenger of the Lord, spoke, would indeed come to pass.
The Joyful Mysteries (trusthismercy.wordpress.com)
12/18/2011 He Will Be Called the Son of God (richbrownforewords.wordpress.com)
First, the obvious question: Why her? Out of all the women in the history of the world, why this one? She’s obviously from the bottom tier of society. She’s very young. She and her betrothed had to travel to another country to have the baby, and afterward they fled through the night to cross yet another international border (illegally?) to escape the long arm of the law. And, of course, there’s the fact that she’s not even married! Put this story in the 21st century and a significant segment of Christianity would hold a condescending, if not bigoted, view of her.