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 was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim. Akim was the father of Eliud. 15Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob. Jacob 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. 18This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• JacobἸακώβIakōb · JacobG2384
• begatγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501
• the husbandἀνήρanēr · man: husbandG435
• of MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• who is calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Matthew 1:16

• Matthew 1:18This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
• Matthew 2:13After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
• Luke 1:27to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.
• Luke 2:4And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.
• Luke 3:23Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry. Jesus was known as the son of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Heli.
• Luke 4:22Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. “How can this be?” they asked. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
• Mark 6:3Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.
• Luke 1:31You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
• Luke 2:7She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.
• Matthew 27:17As the crowds gathered before Pilate’s house that morning, he asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
• John 4:25The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything 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

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jacob
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jacob, Israel
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Husband
• Interpret
• Joseph
• Minded

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