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-# General Information:
-
-This begins a new part of the story in which the author describes the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.
-
 # His mother, Mary, was engaged to marry Joseph
 
-"His mother, Mary, was going to marry Joseph." Parents normally arranged the marriages of their children. Alternate translation: "The parents of Mary, the mother of Jesus, had promised her in marriage to Joseph" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+"his mother, Mary, was promised in marriage to Joseph" or "His mother, Mary, was going to marry Joseph"
 
 # His mother, Mary, was engaged
 
-Translate in a way that makes it clear that Jesus was not already born when Mary was engaged to Joseph. Alternate translation: "Mary, who would be the mother of Jesus, was engaged" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+Jesus was not already born when Mary was engaged to Joseph. Alternate translation: "Mary, who would be the mother of Jesus, was engaged" 
 
 # before they came together
 
-"before they got married." This may refer to Mary and Joseph sleeping together. Alternate translation: "before they had slept together" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])
+"before they got married." This may refer to Mary and Joseph sleeping together. Alternate translation: "before they had slept together" 
 
 # she was found to be pregnant
 
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "they realized that she was pregnant" or "it happened that she was pregnant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+"they realized that she was pregnant"
 
-# to be pregnant
-
-"to be carrying a child"
-
-# by the Holy Spirit
-
-The power of the Holy Spirit had enabled Mary to have a baby before she had slept with a man.
+# pregnant by the Holy Spirit
 
+The power of the Holy Spirit had enabled Mary to have a baby before she had slept with a man.
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