Matthew 1:16
And Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
In Context
15Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob.
Cross References
Matthew 2:13Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, and take along the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to seek the young Child to destroy Him.”
Matthew 27:22Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”
Luke 1:27to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
Luke 2:4Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
Luke 2:10Then the angel said to them, “Do not fear, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
Luke 3:23Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as it was supposed) the son 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 →