Bible Discussion Thread

@Larry,
The words �as was supposed� are under round brackets to show they are explaining or clarifying the sentence, to make it more understandable. The fact is that the seed that impregnated Mary did not come from Joseph, nor from any other man; it was by the power of God, it was God�s creation, God�s mystery; and that secret was known by Joseph himself, Mary and a couple more believers. But the whole community in which they were living did not know that, because they were not part of God�s secrecy. So they believed Jesus was the son of Joseph. That�s why the words �as was supposed� came along; meaning �as was commonly believed�, �as was commonly thought�, �as people knew�. And that belief is found in many other places in the New Testament. The community knew Jesus as the son of Joseph, yet that was not biologically the case. I hope this helps. God bless you.