Matt 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. | Luke 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. |
Luke 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women [1]. | |
Luke 1:29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. | |
Luke 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob [2] for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. | |
Luke 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? | |
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing shall be impossible. | |
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. |
Luke is the only gospel in which Jesus is unambiguously shown to be of virgin birth. The description of Jesus' conception in Matthew which parallels Luke is comparatively ambiguous.
[1]Elisabeth uses these same words in Luke 1:42.
[2]Jacob (Genesis 25-32), later called Israel, was Isaac's son. His sons were the progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel. References to Jacob can be found in Mark 12:26, Matthew 8:11, 22:32, John 4:5, 4:12, and Luke 1:33, 13:28, 20:37.