Matthew 1:24

Matthew 1:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
• New International Version (NIV)When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife,

Context of Matthew 1:24

22The Lord God had given a message about this to one of his prophets long ago. Now that message would become true. 23The prophet had said, ‘A young woman who has never had sex will have a baby boy. People will call her son Immanuel.’ This name means ‘God is with us’. Then Joseph woke up from his sleep. He did what God's angel had said to him. He married Mary and he took her to his home. 25Joseph did not have sex with Mary until after the baby boy was born. He said that the boy's name should be Jesus.

Matthew 1:24 word by word

Ἐγερθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰωσὴφ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου ἐποίησεν ὡς προσέταξεν αὐτῷ ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου· καὶ παρέλαβεν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501
• being raisedδιεγείρωdiegeirō · to arouseG1326
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• sleepὕπνοςhupnos · sleepG5258
• didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• had biddenπροστάσσωprostassō · to orderG4367
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• took unto himπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135

Cross-references for Matthew 1:24

• Genesis 6:22Noah obeyed God. He did everything that God had told him to do.
• Genesis 7:5Noah did everything that God told him to do.
• Genesis 22:2God said, ‘Take your son and go to the land of Moriah. Take your only son Isaac, whom you love. You must offer him to me there as a burnt offering. I will show you the mountain where you must do this.’
• Exodus 40:16Moses did all these things, as the Lord had commanded him.
• 2 Kings 5:11But Naaman was angry and he went away. He said, ‘I thought that the prophet would come out of his house to see me. Then he would stand here with me. He would pray in the name of the Lord his God. Then he would move his hand over the bad place in my skin. After that my skin would be clean again. That is what I thought he would do.
• John 2:5His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you to do.’
• John 15:14And you are my friends, if you obey my message.
• Hebrews 11:7Noah believed God too. God told Noah about bad things that would happen. Nobody could see what would happen, but Noah believed God's message. He was careful to do exactly what God told him. He built a large ship to save his family. As a result of his faith, Noah showed that everyone else in the world was wrong. Noah himself became one of those people that God accepted as right with him. They are right with God because they trust him.
• James 2:21Think about our ancestor Abraham. He offered his son Isaac on the altar as a gift to God. Because he did that good thing, God accepted him as right with himself.

Commentaries on Matthew 1:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Being raised from sleep - Having fully awoke. Did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him - That is, he took Mary to wife. Probably this was done immediately, since he was now convinced of her innocence, and, by delay, he would not leave any ground of suspicion that he had not confidence in her.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Let us look to the circumstances under which the Son of God entered into this lower world, till we learn to despise the vain honours of this world, when compared with piety and holiness. The mystery of Christ's becoming man is to be adored, not curiously inquired into. It was so ordered that Christ should partake of our nature, yet that he should be pure from the defilement of original sin, which has been communicated to all the race of Adam…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25This story shows how certain parts of the life of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. This includes: his family history and birth (chapter 1), and the places he lived as a child (chapter 2). The story also shows how efforts to stop the plan of God do not work (2:1–15; see also 27:62–66).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Then Joseph, being raised from sleep--and all his difficulties now removed. did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife--With what deep and reverential joy would this now be done on his part; and what balm would this minister to his betrothed one, who had till now lain under suspicions of all others the most trying to a chaste and holy woman--suspicions, too, arising from what, though to her an honor unparalleled, was to…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 1:24

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Continence
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Miracles
• Obedience

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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