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

22Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name 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

• And JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501
• awokeἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• from his sleepὕπνοςhupnos · sleepG5258
• and didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• as the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• commandedπροστάσσωprostassō · to orderG4367
• him, and tookπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• as his wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135

Cross-references for Matthew 1:24

• Genesis 6:22Thus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did.
• Genesis 7:5Noah did according to all that the Lord had commanded him.
• Genesis 22:2He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.”
• Exodus 40:16Thus Moses did; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
• 2 Kings 5:11But Naaman was furious and went away and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.’
• John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”
• John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
• Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
• James 2:21Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

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