What is the virgin birth?
The virgin birth is the Bible’s teaching that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the virgin Mary, without a human father — affirming that he is both fully God and fully human.
The Gospels record that Mary was a virgin when she conceived Jesus. The angel told her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come on you… so the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God’ (Luke 1:35).
This fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy, ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel’ — ‘God with us’ (Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 7:14).
The virgin birth safeguards a key truth: Jesus is both truly divine and truly human, the eternal Son who entered our world to save us. It points to a unique person who could be the Savior.
Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.