[SoothingDave]

25 but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.

I imagine you believe he didn't know who she was until she had borne a son?

No. Try again.

This is what is called a Biblical euphemism. In the quaint old days they didn't speak of sex or pregnancy directly. Saying that someone "knew" someone is a euphemism meaning that they had had sexual intercourse.

The point to this little story is that Mary was a virgin when Jesus was born. That's all. The point is not what happened after and this does not speak at all about what happens after. It speaks to the fact that they did not have sex at all before Jesus was born. That makes it a miracle we call "the Virgin Birth"

SD

[OLD REGGIE]

The point to this little story is that Mary was a virgin when Jesus was born. That's all. The point is not what happened after and this does not speak at all about what happens after. It speaks to the fact that they did not have sex at all before Jesus was born. That makes it a miracle we call "the Virgin Birth"

Forgive my weak attempt at facetiousness(sp). I understand what it means. And I understand it (the virginity thing) no longer applied after the birth of Jesus. What do you think it means?