Matthew 1:16
and Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
In Context
15and Eliud begot Eleazar; and Eleazar begot Matthan; and Matthan begot Jacob;
Cross References
Matthew 2:13And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring thee word; for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.
Matthew 27:22Pilate says to them: What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say to him: Let him be crucified.
Luke 1:27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and family of David),
Luke 2:10And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people.
Luke 3:23And Jesus himself was, when he began[3:23], about thirty years of age; being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 1:2-18
Matthew to John The one half of our undertaking upon the New Testament It may be proper to apprise the reader that the volume to which this preface was originally prefixed included the Acts of the Apostles, which in the present edition will commence the second volume, in order to secure a more equal division of the New Testament—the commentary on the remaining books being less extended than the author contemplated .—Ed . is now, by the assistance of divine grace, finished, and presented to the reader, who, it is… Read the whole commentary →