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, and Achim fathered Eliud. 15Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob. Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah. 17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations. 18Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by 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

• JacobἸακώβIakōb · JacobG2384
• fatheredγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501
• the husbandἀνήρanēr · man: husbandG435
• of MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• by whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• who is calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• MessiahΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Matthew 1:16

• Matthew 1:18Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
• Matthew 2:13Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
• Luke 1:27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
• Luke 2:4Now Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
• Luke 3:23When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years old, being, as was commonly held, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,
• Luke 4:22And all the people were speaking well of Him, and admiring the gracious words which were coming from His lips; and yet they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
• Mark 6:3Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are His sisters not here with us?” And they took offense at Him.
• Luke 1:31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.
• Luke 2:7And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
• Matthew 27:17So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
• John 4:25The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things 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

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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