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To: annalex
Same as before, Matthew 1:18, 25 MAY be interpreted your way but just as easily they simply mean what they say, that Mary was pregnant before she got married and not by Joseph.

I never said it didn't say that.

It does say, however, that after she gave birth, she and Joseph had sex.

Why do you keep *answering* comments people never made?

6,114 posted on 12/28/2010 7:43:07 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
It does say, however, that after she gave birth, she and Joseph had sex.

No it doesn't. Here's the entire text, no mentioning of what they did after Jesus was born altogether:

[18] Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost. [19] Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately. [20] But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost. [21] And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins. [22] Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: [23] Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. [24] And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife. [25] And he knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. (Mathew 1)

Most that you can conclude is tht they lived together under the same roof and traveled together, but even that we know from other scripture -- Matthew 2 and Luke 2.

6,616 posted on 01/04/2011 5:46:42 AM PST by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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