The Virgin Mary —What Does the Bible Say About Her? - JW.ORG
The Gospel writer Luke also reported Mary’s miraculous pregnancy. He wrote that God sent the angel Gabriel “to a virgin promised in marriage to a man named Joseph of David’s house, and the name of the virgin was Mary.” (Luke 1: 26, 27) Mary confirmed that she was a virgin. After hearing that she was to become the mother of Jesus, the ...
Should You Pray to the Virgin Mary? - JW.ORG
2005年9月8日 · Indeed, she was. It was a wonderful privilege for Mary to be chosen to bear the Messiah. —Luke 1:42, 48, 49. However, Mary is not the only woman whom the Scriptures call blessed. Because of the actions that Jael took for the benefit of the ancient nation of Israel, she too was said to have been “most blessed among women.”
The Angel Gabriel Visits Mary | True Faith - JW.ORG
9 Skeptics, including some theologians of Christendom, have a hard time believing that a virgin could give birth. For all their education, they fail to grasp a simple truth. As Gabriel put it, “with God no declaration will be an impossibility.” Mary accepted Gabriel’s words as truth, for she was a young woman of great faith. However, that ...
Joseph Learns That Mary Is Pregnant | Life of Jesus - JW.ORG
Mary has been away for three months, so we can be sure that Joseph is eager to see her. When they meet, Mary likely tells him of her condition, doing her best to explain that her pregnancy is by means of God’s holy spirit. Yet, as you can imagine, this is a very difficult thing for Joseph to understand and to believe.
Is Mary the Mother of God? - JW.ORG
And as those from a pagan background joined the church, images and icons of the Virgin Mary gradually took the place of their fertility goddesses, such as Artemis (Diana, to the Romans) and Isis. In 432 C.E., Pope Sixtus III ordered a church to …
Myth 5: Mary Is the Mother of God - JW.ORG
2009年11月1日 · So it was that many aspects of the worship of the image of Artemis that “fell from heaven,” such as processions, were integrated into Mary worship. Another practice that crept into Christian teaching was the use of images of Mary and others in worship. Compare these Bible verses: Matthew 13:53-56; Mark 3:31-35; Luke 11:27, 28
Women in the Bible —What Can We Learn From Them? - JW.ORG
After Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph had four sons together and at least two daughters. So Mary did not remain a virgin. (Matthew 13:55, 56) Although she enjoyed a unique privilege, she never sought or received adulation, either during Jesus’ ministry or as a member of the early Christian congregation. What can we learn from Mary?
Luke 2 | Online Bible | New World Translation
For this reason, the Law required that Jesus be redeemed by his parents, Joseph and Mary. (Ex 13:1, 2; Nu 18:15, 16) The payment was to be made when the child was “a month old and up.” So Joseph would have been allowed to pay the five shekels at the same time that Mary made her purification offering, that is, 40 days after Jesus’ birth.
Luke 4 | Online Bible | New World Translation
4 Then Jesus, full of holy spirit, turned away from the Jordan, and he was led about by the spirit in the wilderness+ 2 for 40 days, being tempted by the Devil.+ And he ate nothing in those days, so when they had ended, he felt hungry. 3 At this the Devil said to him: “If you are a son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.” 4 But Jesus answered him: “It is written, ‘Man ...
What Can I Pray For? | Bible Questions - JW.ORG
Does God hear prayers for inner peace and forgiveness? Or prayers for wisdom and strength? Find out why personal concerns are not too trivial for God.