# Joseph (NT)

## Facts:

In the New Testament, one of the men named Joseph was Mary's husband. This Joseph was the husband of Jesus's mother Mary. Joseph raised Jesus as if Jesus were his son. Joseph was a righteous man who worked as a carpenter.

* Joseph became engaged to a Jewish girl named Mary, while they were engaged God chose her to become the mother of Jesus the Messiah.
* An angel told Joseph that the Holy Spirit had miraculously caused Mary to be pregnant, and that Mary's baby was the Son of God.
* After Jesus was born, an angel warned Joseph to take the baby and Mary to Egypt in order to escape from Herod.
* Joseph and his family later lived in the city of Nazareth of Galilee, where he earned a living doing carpentry work.

(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

(See also: [Christ](../kt/christ.md), [Galilee](../names/galilee.md), [Jesus](../kt/jesus.md), [Nazareth](../names/nazareth.md), [Son of God](../kt/sonofgod.md), [virgin](../other/virgin.md))

## Bible References:

* [John 01:43-45](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/01/43)
* [Luke 01:26-29](rc://en/tn/help/luk/01/26)
* [Luke 02:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/04)
* [Luke 02:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/15)
* [Matthew 01:18-19](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/18)
* [Matthew 01:24-25](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/24)
* [Matthew 02:19-21](rc://en/tn/help/mat/02/19)
* [Matthew 13:54-56](rc://en/tn/help/mat/13/54)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[22:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/22/04)__ She (Mary) was a virgin and was engaged to be married to a man named __Joseph__.
* __[23:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/23/01)__ __Joseph__, the man Mary was engaged to, was a righteous man. When he heard that Mary was pregnant, he knew it was not his baby. He did not want to shame her, so he planned to quietly divorce her.
* __[23:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/23/02)__ The angel said, "__Joseph__, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. The baby in her body is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son. Name him Jesus (which means, 'Yahweh saves'), because he will save the people from their sins."
* __[23:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/23/03)__ So __Joseph__ married Mary and took her home as his wife, but he did not sleep with her until she had given birth.
* __[23:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/23/04)__ __Joseph__ and Mary had to make a long journey from where they lived in Nazareth to Bethlehem because their ancestor was David whose hometown was Bethlehem.
* __[26:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/26/04)__ Jesus said, "The words I just read to you are happening right now." All the people were amazed. "Isn't this the son of __Joseph__?" they said.

## Word Data:

* Strong's: G2500, G2501

