What Does “Conceive” Mean in the Bible?
To become pregnant; to begin the life of a child in the mother’s womb.
A detail
- In the Creed: “conceived by the Holy Spirit”: Jesus had no earthly father.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 1:31; Luke 1:35
What the Bible says
Luke 1:31
Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
Luke 1:35
And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “concebir”; Catechism 484