Matthew 1:18

The birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, was found having gestation from the Holy Ghost.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

In Context

17Therefore all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; from David unto the captivity of Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the captivity of Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

19And Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wishing to expose her publicly, determined to send her away secretly.

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Cross References

Luke 1:25That the Lord so hath done unto me, in the days in which He condescended to take away my reproach among men.

Galatians 4:4but when the fulness of time came, God sent forth his own Son, having been born of a woman, having been born under law,

Hebrews 10:5Therefore, coming into the world, he says; Sacrifice an offering thou willest not, but thou hast perfected for me a body:

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 →

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