The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

 (iv) The rest of the New Testament knows nothing of the virgin birth. True, in Galatians 4:4 Paul speaks of Jesus as "born of woman." But this is the natural phrase for any mortal man. (compare Job 14:1; Job 15:14; Job 25:4). 