Matthew 1:16

Matthew 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

Context of Matthew 1:16

14Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, Achim fathered Eliud, 15Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, Matthan fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah. 17So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, fourteen generations. 18The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:16 word by word

Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰωσὴφ τὸν ἄνδρα Μαρίας ἐξ ἧς ἐγεννήθη Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• JacobἸακώβIakōb · JacobG2384
• begatγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501
• the husbandἀνήρanēr · man: husbandG435
• of MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• who is calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Matthew 1:16

• Matthew 1:18The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit.
• Matthew 2:13After they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to kill him.”
• Luke 1:27to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
• Luke 2:4Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,
• Luke 3:23As he began his ministry, Jesus was about thirty years old and was thought to be the son of Joseph, son of Heli,
• Luke 4:22They were all speaking well of him and were amazed by the gracious words that came from his mouth; yet they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
• Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” So they were offended by him.
• Luke 1:31Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
• Luke 2:7Then she gave birth to her firstborn son, and she wrapped him tightly in cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
• Matthew 27:17So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Who is it you want me to release for you — Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
• John 4:25The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

Commentaries on Matthew 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Jesus, who is called Christ - As the word Christ, signifies the anointed or anointer, from , to anoint, it answers exactly to the Hebrew משיח mashiach, which we pronounce Messiah or Messias; this word comes from the root משח mashac, signifying the same thing. As the same person is intended by both the Hebrew and Greek appellation, it should be regularly translated The Messiah, or The Christ; whichever is preferred, the demonstrative article should never…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-16Verses 2-16 These verses contain the genealogy of Jesus. Luke also Luke 3 gives a genealogy of the Messiah. No two passages of Scripture have caused more difficulty than these, and various attempts have been made to explain them. There are two sources of difficulty in these catalogues. 1.Many names that are found in the Old Testament are here omitted; and, 2.The tables of Matthew and Luke appear in many points to be different. From Adam to Abraham Matthew…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16This family history follows Joseph, who is part of the family line of King David (see also study note on Luke 3:23–38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus--From this it is clear that the genealogy here given is not that of Mary, but of Joseph; nor has this ever been questioned. And yet it is here studiously proclaimed that Joseph was not the natural, but only the legal father of our Lord. His birth of a virgin was known only to a few; but the acknowledged descent of his legal father from David secured that the descent of Jesus Himself…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 1:16

• Genealogy
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Mary

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jacob
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jacob, Israel
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Husband
• Interpret
• Joseph
• Minded

Commentaries on Matthew 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings