Matthew 1:15

Matthew 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
• New International Version (NIV)Elihud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob.

Context of Matthew 1:15

13Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim. Eliakim was the father of Azor. 14Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim. Akim was the father of Eliud. Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob. 16Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah. 17All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah.

Matthew 1:15 word by word

Ἐλιοὺδ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἐλεάζαρ· Ἐλεάζαρ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ματθάν· Ματθὰν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰακώβ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• EliudἘλιούδElioud · EliudG1664
• begatγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• EleazarἘλεάζαρEleazar · EleazarG1648
• MatthanΜατθάνMatthan · MatthanG3157
• JacobἸακώβIakōb · JacobG2384

Commentaries on Matthew 1:15

• 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. 12-16The Old Testament is clearly the source for Matthew 1:1–11. Matthew probably also used royal records and oral traditions for 1:12–16.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. And Zorobabel begat Abiud, &c.--None of these names are found in the Old Testament; but they were doubtless taken from the public or family registers, which the Jews carefully kept, and their accuracy was never challenged.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 1:15

• Eliud
• Genealogy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Matthan

In the dictionaries

• Eleazar
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
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• Mattan
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• Amaziah
• Antediluvian Patriarchs

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