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

22This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled: 23“Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.” When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife, 25but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named 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 6:22And Noah did all that God commanded him – he did indeed.
• Genesis 7:5And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.
• Genesis 22:2God said, “Take your son – your only son, whom you love, Isaac – and go to the land of Moriah! Offer him up there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will indicate to you.”
• Exodus 40:16This is what Moses did, according to all the Lord had commanded him – so he did.
• 2 Kings 5:11Naaman went away angry. He said, “Look, I thought for sure he would come out, stand there, invoke the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the area, and cure the skin disease.
• John 2:5His mother told the servants, “Whatever he tells you, do it.”
• John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command you.
• Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
• James 2:21Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered 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