Stan B
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Jesus: A Baby at Conception= regarding the conception of Jesus, Matthew 1:20 says, “But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.’” The fact that the angel tells Joseph that “the Child who has been conceived” is “of the Holy Spirit” indicates that Jesus certainly was a person at the moment of conception.
Your quote “the Child who has been conceived” does not come from Scripture. It was taken from a paraphrase.
Real Scripture reads: "for that which has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit." The word "Child" is not found in the original.