Matthew 1:20 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
But while thinking over these things, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to accept Mary as your wife. For what has been formed in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And on his thinking of these things, behold, a messenger of the LORD appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, you may not fear to receive your wife Mary, for that which was begotten in her is of [the] Holy Spirit,
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Darby Darby Translation
but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to [thee] Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of [the] Holy Spirit.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
But while he thought on these things, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
But whiles he thought these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared vnto him in a dreame, saying, Ioseph, the sonne of Dauid, feare not to take Mary thy wife: for that which is conceiued in her, is of the holy Ghost.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
As he thought about these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, because the one who is conceived in her is conceived by the Holy Spirit.
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Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
Whill he thus thought behold the angell of the Lorde appered vnto him in a dreame saynge: Ioseph the sonne of David feare not to take vnto ye Mary thy wyfe. For that which is conceaved in her is of the holy goost.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten [is] of the Holy Spirit,
FBV Free Bible Version
While he was thinking about all of this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to marry Mary because she is pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y estando él pensando en esto, he aquí que el Angel del Señor le apareció en sueños, diciendo: Joseph hijo de David, no temas de recibir á María tu muger: porque lo que en ella ha nacido, de Espíritu Santo es.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y pensando él en esto, he aquí el ángel del Señor le aparece en sueños, diciendo: José, hijo de David, no temas de recibir á María tu mujer, porque lo que en ella es engendrado, del Espíritu Santo es.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Mientras pensaba en esto se quedó dormido y un ángel se le apareció en sueños y le dijo: «José, hijo de David, no temas casarte con María, porque el hijo que lleva en las entrañas lo concibió ella del Espíritu Santo.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Al pensar él en esto, súbitamente un ángel del Señor se le apareció en un sueño y le dijo: José, hijo de David, no temas recibir a María tu esposa, porque lo engendrado en ella es del Espíritu Santo.
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Mientras José pensaba en todo esto, un ángel del Señor se le apareció en un sueño y le dijo: “José, hijo de David, no temas casarte con María porque ella está embarazada por obra del Espíritu Santo.
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BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Mientras pensaba en esto, un ángel del Señor se le apareció en sueños y le dijo: José, hijo de David, no tengas miedo de recibir a María como tu esposa, porque el hijo que ella espera viene del Espíritu Santo.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου κατ᾽ ὄναρ ἐφάνη αὐτῷ λέγων· Ἰωσὴφ υἱὸς Δαυΐδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν Μαριὰμ τὴν γυναῖκά σου· τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ Πνεύματός ἐστιν Ἁγίου.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
ταυτα δε αυτου ενθυμηθεντος ιδου αγγελος κυριου κατ οναρ εφανη αυτω λεγων· ιωσηφ υιος δαυιδ, μη φοβηθης παραλαβειν μαριαμ την γυναικα σου· το γαρ εν αυτη γεννηθεν εκ πνευματος εστιν αγιου.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος, ἰδού, ἄγγελος Κυρίου κατ᾿ ὄναρ ἐφάνη αὐτῷ, λέγων, Ἰωσήφ, υἱὸς Δαβίδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν Μαριὰμ τὴν γυναῖκά σου· τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἁγίου.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
ταυτα δε αυτου ενθυμηθεντοσ ιδου αγγελοσ κυριου κατ οναρ εφανη αυτω λεγων ιωσηφ υιοσ δαυιδ μη φοβηθησ παραλαβειν μαριαμ την γυναικα σου το γαρ εν αυτη γεννηθεν εκ πνευματοσ εστιν αγιου
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου κατ’ ὄναρ ἐφάνη αὐτῷ λέγων Ἰωσὴφ υἱὸς Δαυείδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν Μαρίαν τὴν γυναῖκά σου, τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ Πνεύματός ἐστιν Ἁγίου·
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος κυρίου κατʼ ὄναρ ἐφάνη αὐτῷ λέγων· Ἰωσὴφ υἱὸς Δαυίδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν ⸀Μαρίαν τὴν γυναῖκά σου, τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἁγίου·
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Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Hæc autem eo cogitante, ecce angelus Domini apparuit in somnis ei, dicens: Joseph, fili David, noli timere accipere Mariam conjugem tuam: quod enim in ea natum est, de Spiritu Sancto est.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Сїѧ̑ же є҆мꙋ̀ помы́слившꙋ, сѐ, а҆́гг҃лъ гдⷭ҇ень во снѣ̀ ꙗ҆ви́сѧ є҆мꙋ̀, глаго́лѧ: і҆ѡ́сифе, сы́не дв҃довъ, не ᲂу҆бо́йсѧ прїѧ́ти мр҃їа́мъ жены̀ твоеѧ̀: ро́ждшеебосѧ въ не́й, ѿ дх҃а є҆́сть ст҃а:
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Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Но когда он помыслил это, — се, Ангел Господень явился ему во сне и сказал: Иосиф, сын Давидов! не бойся принять Марию, жену твою, ибо родившееся в Ней есть от Духа Святаго;
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Ενώ δε αυτός διελογίσθη ταύτα, ιδού, άγγελος Κυρίου εφάνη κατ' όναρ εις αυτόν, λέγων· Ιωσήφ, υιέ του Δαβίδ, μη φοβηθής να παραλάβης Μαριάμ την γυναίκα σου· διότι το εν αυτή γεννηθέν είναι εκ Πνεύματος Αγίου.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Но кад он тако помисли, а то му се јави у сну анђео Господњи говорећи: Јосифе, сине Давидов! Не бој се узети Марије жене своје; јер оно што се у њој зачело од Духа је Светог.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
No kad on tako pomisli, a to mu se javi u snu anđeo Gospodnji govoreći: Josife, sine Davidov! Ne boj se uzeti Marije žene svoje; jer ono što se u njoj začelo od Duha je Svetog.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَلَكِنْ فِيمَا هُوَ مُتَفَكِّرٌ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ، إِذَا مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَدْ ظَهَرَ لَهُ فِي حُلْمٍ قَائِلًا: «يَا يُوسُفُ ٱبْنَ دَاوُدَ، لَا تَخَفْ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مَرْيَمَ ٱمْرَأَتَكَ. لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي حُبِلَ بِهِ فِيهَا هُوَ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC