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Graphic-novel illustration of Joseph asleep while a plain-clothed messenger of the Lord appears in his dream.
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Matthew 1:20-21

Do Not Be Afraid

The Birth of Jesus the Messiah · Matthew 1

Story guide: In a dream, Joseph is told to receive Mary and to name her son Jesus.

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20But as he was considering these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”

21She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

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