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, Achim fathered Eliud, 15Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, Matthan fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Miriam, from whom was born Yeshua who is called the Messiah. 17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the Babylonian exile are fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian exile until the Messiah are fourteen generations. 18Now the birth of Yeshua the Messiah happened this way. When His mother Miriam was engaged to Joseph but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Ruach ha-Kodesh.

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 1:18Now the birth of Yeshua the Messiah happened this way. When His mother Miriam was engaged to Joseph but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
• Matthew 2:13Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of Adonai appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the Child, to kill Him.”
• Luke 1:27and to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Miriam.
• Luke 2:4Now Joseph also went up from the Galilee, out of the town of Natzeret to Judah, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was from the house and family of David.
• Luke 3:23Yeshua was about thirty years old when He began his ministry. He was the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
• Luke 4:22All were speaking well of Him and marveling at the gracious words coming out of His mouth. And they were saying, “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?”
• Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Miriam, and the brother of Jacob and Joseph and Judah and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him.
• Luke 1:31Behold, you will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you shall call His name Yeshua.
• Luke 2:7and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped Him in strips of cloth and set Him down in a manger, since there was no room for them in the inn.
• Matthew 27:17So when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Which one do you want me to release for you? Yeshua who is Bar-Abba, or Yeshua who is called Messiah?”
• John 4:25The woman tells Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called the Anointed One.) 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