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Matthew 1:23

Matthew 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall be with child , and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Behold, a virgin shall be with child,.... These words are rightly applied to the virgin Mary and her son Jesus, for of no other can they be understood; not of Ahaz's wife and his son Hezekiah, who was…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Behold, a virgin shall be with child - Matthew clearly understands this as applying literally to a virgin. Compare Luk 1:34. It thus implies that the conception of Christ was miraculous, or that the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Matthew 1:18-25

The mystery of Christ's incarnation is to be adored, not pried into. If we know not the way of the Spirit in the formation of common persons, nor how the bones are formed in the womb of any one that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

a virgin shall be with child Properly, according to the Greek text and to the original Hebrew, " The virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they (Hebr. she) shall call his name…