Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 1

(Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)

1This is therecordΒίβλοςBiblosG976of the genealogyγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, thesonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138, thesonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11:

2AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588IsaacἸσαάκ·IsaakG2464δὲdeG1161,IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588JacobἸακώβ·IakōbG2384,andδὲdeG1161JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588JudahἸούδανIoudanG2455andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80.

3JudahἸούδαςIoudasG2455δὲdeG1161was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588PerezΦάρεςPharesG5329andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588ZerahΖάραZaraG2196byἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588TamarΘαμάρ·ThamarG2283,PerezΦάρεςPharesG5329δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588HezronἙσρώμ·HesrōmG2074,andδὲdeG1161HezronἙσρὼμHesrōmG2074the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588RamἈράμ·AramG689.

4RamἈρὰμAramG689δὲdeG1161was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588AmminadabἈμιναδάβ·AminadabG284,AmminadabἈμιναδὰβAminadabG284δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588NahshonΝαασσών·NaassōnG3476,andδὲdeG1161NahshonΝαασσὼνNaassōnG3476the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588SalmonΣαλμών·SalmōnG4533.

5SalmonΣαλμὼνSalmōnG4533δὲdeG1161was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588BoazΒόεςBoesG1003byἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588RahabῬαχάβ·RhachabG4477,BoazΒόεςBoesG1003δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588ObedἸωβὴδIōbēdG5601byἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588RuthῬούθ·RhouthG4503δὲdeG1161,ObedἸωβὴδIōbēdG5601the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588JesseἸεσσαί·IessaiG2421,

6andδὲdeG1161JesseἸεσσαὶIessaiG2421the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138theτὸνtonG3588kingβασιλέα·basileaG935.NextδὲdeG1161:DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588SolomonΣολομῶναSolomōnaG4672byἐκ τῆςek tēsG1537 G3588Uriah’sΟὐρίου·OuriouG3774wifeτοῦtouG3588,

7SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588RehoboamῬοβοάμ·RhoboamG4497,RehoboamῬοβοὰμRhoboamG4497δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588AbijahἈβιά·AbiaG7,andδὲdeG1161AbijahἈβιὰAbiaG7the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588AsaἈσάφ·AsaphG760.

8AsaἈσὰφAsaphG760δὲdeG1161was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588JehoshaphatἸωσαφάτ·IōsaphatG2498δὲdeG1161,JehoshaphatἸωσαφὰτIōsaphatG2498the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588JoramἸωράμ·IōramG2496,andδὲdeG1161JoramἸωρὰμIōramG2496the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588UzziahὈζίαν·OzianG3604.

9UzziahὈζίαςOziasG3604δὲdeG1161was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588JothamἸωαθάμ·IōathamG2488,JothamἸωαθὰμIōathamG2488δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588AhazἈχάζ·AchazG881,andδὲdeG1161AhazἈχὰζAchazG881the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588HezekiahἙζεκίαν·HezekianG1478.

10HezekiahἙζεκίαςHezekiasG1478δὲdeG1161was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588ManassehΜανασσῆ·ManassēG3128,ManassehΜανασσῆςManassēsG3128δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588AmonἈμώς·AmōsG301,δὲdeG1161AmonἈμὼςAmōsG301the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588JosiahἸωσίαν·IōsianG2502,

11andδὲdeG1161JosiahἸωσίαςIōsiasG2502the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588JeconiahἸεχονίανIechonianG2423andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80atἐπὶepiG1909the timeof theτῆςtēsG3588exileμετοικεσίαςmetoikesiasG3350to BabylonΒαβυλῶνος.¶BabulōnosG897.

12AfterΜετὰ δὲMeta deG3326 G1161theτὴνtēnG3588exileμετοικεσίανmetoikesianG3350to BabylonΒαβυλῶνοςBabulōnosG897:JeconiahἸεχονίαςIechoniasG2423was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588ShealtielΣαλαθιήλ·SalathiēlG4528δὲdeG1161,ShealtielΣαλαθιὴλSalathiēlG4528the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588ZerubbabelΖοροβαβέλ·ZorobabelG2216,

13ZerubbabelΖοροβαβὲλZorobabelG2216δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588AbiudἈβιούδ·AbioudG10,AbiudἈβιοὺδAbioudG10δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588EliakimἘλιακίμ·EliakimG1662,andδὲdeG1161EliakimἘλιακὶμEliakimG1662the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588AzorἈζώρ·AzōrG107.

14AzorἈζὼρAzōrG107δὲdeG1161was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588ZadokΣαδώκ·SadōkG4524,ZadokΣαδὼκSadōkG4524δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588AchimἈχίμ·AchimG885,andδὲdeG1161AchimἈχὶμAchimG885the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588EliudἘλιούδ·ElioudG1664.

15EliudἘλιοὺδElioudG1664δὲdeG1161was the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588EleazarἘλεάζαρ·EleazarG1648,EleazarἘλεάζαρEleazarG1648δὲdeG1161the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588MatthanΜατθάν·MatthanG3157δὲdeG1161,MatthanΜατθὰνMatthanG3157the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588JacobἸακώβ·IakōbG2384,

16andδὲdeG1161JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,theτὸνtonG3588husbandἄνδραandraG435of MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137,ofἐξexG1537whomἧςhēsG3739was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whoὁhoG3588is calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004ChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547.

17In allΠᾶσαιPasaiG3956,thenοὖνounG3767, there werefourteenαἱ γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρεςhai geneai dekatessaresG1180 G3588 G1074generationsγενεαὶgeneaiG1074fromἀπὸapoG575AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11toἕωςhe'ōsG2193DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138καὶkaiG2532,fourteenδεκατέσσαρεςdekatessaresG1180γενεαὶgeneaiG1074fromἀπὸapoG575DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138toἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῆςtēsG3588exileμετοικεσίαςmetoikesiasG3350to BabylonΒαβυλῶνοςBabulōnosG897,andκαὶkaiG2532fourteenδεκατέσσαρες.¶dekatessaresG1180γενεαὶgeneaiG1074fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588exileμετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνοςmetoikesias BabulōnosG3350 G897toἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτοῦtouG3588ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

The Birth of Jesus

(Isaiah 7:10–16; Luke 2:1–7)

18δὲdeG1161This is howοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theΤοῦTouG3588birthγένεσιςgenesisG1078ἡhēG3588of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547came aboutἦν·ēnG1510τῆςtēsG3588:HisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137was pledged in marriageμνηστευθείσηςmnēsteutheisēsG3423τῷtōG3588to JosephἸωσήφ,IōsēphG2501,butἢēG2228beforeπρὶνprinG4250theyαὐτοὺςautousG846came togetherσυνελθεῖνsuneltheinG4905,she was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147to be with childἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσαen gastri echousaG2192 G1722 G1064throughἐκekG1537theHolyἁγίου.hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

19BecauseδὲdeG1161JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501ὁhoG3588herαὐτῆς,autēsG846husbandἀνὴρanērG435wasὢνōnG1510a righteous manδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342andκαὶkaiG2532was unwillingμὴ θέλωνmē thelōnG3361 G2309to disgrace her publiclyαὐτὴν δειγματίσαι,autēn deigmatisaiG846 G1165,he resolvedἐβουλήθηeboulēthēG1014to divorceἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630herαὐτήν.¶autēnG846quietlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977.

20ButδὲdeG1161afterαὐτοῦautouG846he had ponderedἐνθυμηθέντοςenthumēthentosG1760these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778ἰδοὺidouG2400,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedἐφάνηephanēG5316to himαὐτῷautōG846inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596a dreamὄναρonarG3677andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004, “JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,do not be afraidμὴ φοβηθῇςmē phobēthēasG5399 G3361to embraceπαραλαβεῖνparalabeinG3880MaryΜαρίανMarianG3137asτὴνtēnG3588yourσου·souG4771wifeγυναῖκάgunaikaG1135,forγὰρgarG1063theτὸtoG3588OneconceivedγεννηθὲνgennēthenG1080inἐνenG1722herαὐτῇautēaG846isἐστινestinG1510fromἐκekG1537theHolyἁγίου.hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151.

21She will give birth toτέξεταιtexetaiG5088δὲdeG1161a Sonυἱόν,huionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532you are to giveκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564HimαὐτοῦautouG846theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424,becauseγὰρgarG1063HeαὐτὸςautosG846will saveσώσειsōseiG4982τὸνtonG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846peopleλαὸνlaonG2992fromἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.”

22AllὅλονholonG3650δὲdeG1161thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778took placeγέγονενgegonenG1096toἵναinaG2443fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatτὸtoG3588ὑπὸhupoG5259the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962had saidῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396λέγοντος·legontosG3004:

23“BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theἡhēG3588virginπαρθένοςparthenosG3933will be with childἐν γαστρὶ ἕξειen gastri hexeiG2192 G1722 G1064andκαὶkaiG2532will give birth toτέξεταιtexetaiG5088a sonυἱόν,huionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532they will callκαλέσουσινkalesousinG2564τὸtoG3588Himὄνομα αὐτοῦonoma autouG846 G3686ImmanuelἘμμανουήλ,EmmanouēlG1694” (whichὅhoG3739meansἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον·estin methermēneuomenonG1510 G3177ὁhoG3588, “Godθεός.¶theosG2316withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usG1473”).

24WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501woke upἘγερθεὶς ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνουEgertheis apo tou hupnouG1453 G575 G3588 G5258,he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160asὡςhōsG5613theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962had commandedπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367himαὐτῷautōG846andκαὶkaiG2532embracedπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880Mary asτὴνtēnG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135.

25ButκαὶkaiG2532he had no unionοὐκ ἐγίνωσκενouk eginōskenG1097 G3756with herαὐτὴνautēnG846untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739she gave birth toἔτεκενetekenG5088a SonυἱόνhuionG5207.AndκαὶkaiG2532he gave Him the nameἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦekalesen to onoma autouG2564 G3588 G3686 G846JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

(Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)

The Birth of Jesus

(Isaiah 7:10–16; Luke 2:1–7)

Commentaries on Matthew 1