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This section returns to the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.
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## commanded ##
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The angel had told him to take Mary as his wife and to name him Jesus (verses 20-21 ).
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## did not sleep with her ##
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"did not have sexual relations with her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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## And he called his name Jesus ##
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"Joseph named his son Jesus"
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