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Matthew 1

Matt. 1:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The book
biblos (Greek #976)
properly, the inner bark of the papyrus plant, i.e. (by implication) a sheet or scroll of writing
KJV usage: book.
Pronounce: bib'-los
of the generation
genesis (Greek #1078)
nativity; figuratively, nature
KJV usage: generation, nature(-ral).
Pronounce: ghen'-es-is
Origin: from the same as 1074
a of Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
, the son
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
c of David
Dabid (Greek #1138)
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: dab-eed'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (01732)
b, the son
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of Abraham
Abraam (Greek #11)
Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
KJV usage: Abraham. (In Acts 7:16 the text should probably read Jacob.)
Pronounce: ab-rah-am'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (085)
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1-17:  The genealogy of Christ from Abraham to Joseph.
18:  He is miraculously conceived of the Holy Ghost by the Virgin Mary, when she was espoused to Joseph.
19-25:  The angel satisfies the doubts of Joseph, and declares the names and office of Christ:
Jesus is born.
generation.
Gen. 2:4• 4These [are]; the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah Elohim made earth and heavens. (Gen. 2:4)
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Gen. 5:1• 1This [is the] book of Adam's generations. In the day God created man, in God's likeness made he him; (Gen. 5:1)
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Isa. 53:8• 8He was taken from detention and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation for he was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of my people was he stricken. (Isa. 53:8)
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Luke 3:23‑38• 23And Jesus himself was at his outset about thirty years old; (being as was supposed son of Joseph); {i}of Eli,{/i}
24{i}of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,{/i}
25{i}of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naoum, of Esli, of Naggai,{/i}
26{i}of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,{/i}
27{i}of Joannes, of Resa, of Zorobabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,{/i}
28{i}of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,{/i}
29{i}of Joses, of Eliezer, of Joreim, of Matthat, of Levi,{/i}
30{i}of Simeon, of Juda, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,{/i}
31{i}of Meleas, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,{/i}
32{i}of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,{/i}
33{i}of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, of Juda,{/i}
34{i}of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nachor,{/i}
35{i}of Seruch, of Ragau, of Phalek, of Eber, of Sala,{/i}
36{i}of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,{/i}
37{i}of Methusala, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,{/i}
38{i}of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.{/i}
(Luke 3:23‑38)
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Rom. 9:5• 5whose are the fathers, and of whom [is] the Christ as far as according to flesh, who is over all God blessed forever. Amen. (Rom. 9:5)
the son of David.
Matt. 9:27• 27{i}And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind [men] followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David.{/i} (Matt. 9:27)
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Matt. 15:22• 22and, behold, a Canaanite woman coming out from those borders cried out, saying, Pity me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed by a demon. (Matt. 15:22)
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Matt. 22:42‑45• 42{i}saying, What think ye concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David's.{/i}
43{i}He says to them, How then does David in Spirit call him Lord, saying,{/i}
44{i}The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies under thy feet?{/i}
45{i}If therefore David call him Lord, how is he his son?{/i}
(Matt. 22:42‑45)
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2 Sam. 7:13,16• 13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom forever.
16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: thy throne shall be established forever.
(2 Sam. 7:13,16)
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Psa. 89:36• 36His seed shall be forever,{HR}And his throne as the sun before me, (Psa. 89:36)
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Psa. 132:11• 11Jehovah hath sworn to David [in] truth;{HR}He will not turn from it:{HR}Of the fruit of thy body (belly){HR}Will I set upon thy throne; (Psa. 132:11)
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Isa. 9:6‑7• 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of eternity , Prince of Peace.
7To the increase of the government and to peace [there shall be] no end upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The jealousy of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
(Isa. 9:6‑7)
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Isa. 11:1• 1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit: (Isa. 11:1)
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Jer. 23:5• 5Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. (Jer. 23:5)
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Jer. 33:15‑17,26• 15In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
16In those days shall Judah be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, Jehovah our righteousness.
17For thus saith Jehovah, David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
26then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
(Jer. 33:15‑17,26)
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Amos 9:11• 11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; {i}and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:{/i} (Amos 9:11)
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Zech. 12:8• 8In that day shall Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of Jehovah before them. (Zech. 12:8)
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Luke 1:31‑32• 31{i}and{/i} behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
32He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father.
(Luke 1:31‑32)
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Luke 1:69‑70• 69and raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David, his servant.
70{i}as he spoke by [the] mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;{/i}
(Luke 1:69‑70)
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John 7:42• 42Did not the scripture say that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was? (John 7:42)
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Acts 2:30• 30Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God swore with an oath to him of the fruit of his loins to seat upon his throne, (Acts 2:30)
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Acts 13:22• 22And having removed him, he raised up for them David as king, to whom also bearing witness, he said, I found David, son of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who shall do all my will. (Acts 13:22)
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Rom. 1:3• 3concerning his Son, that was born of David's seed according to flesh, (Rom. 1:3)
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Rev. 22:16• 16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright [and] the morning star. (Rev. 22:16)
the son of Abraham.
Gen. 12:3• 3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Gen. 12:3)
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Gen. 22:18• 18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen. 22:18)
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Gen. 26:3‑5• 3Sojourn in this land; and I will be with thee and bless thee; for to thee and to thy seed I will give all these lands; and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham thy father.
4And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and to thy seed I will give all these lands; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
(Gen. 26:3‑5)
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Gen. 28:13‑14• 13And behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, God of Abraham thy father, and God of Isaac: the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt break forth to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
(Gen. 28:13‑14)
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Rom. 4:13• 13For not by law was [the] promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by righteousness of faith. (Rom. 4:13)
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Gal. 3:16• 16But to Abraham were addressed the promises, and to his seed; he doth not say “and to seeds” as of many, but as of one “and to thy seed,” which is Christ. (Gal. 3:16)
 Why are these two names thus selected; and why put together here in this brief summary? Because all the hopes of Israel were bound up with what was revealed to these two persons, David was the great head of the kingdom, the one in whom the true line of Messiah's throne was founded. (Remarks on Matthew 1 by W. Kelly)
 Abraham, again, was the one in whom it was said all the nations of the earth should be blessed. Thus the opening words prepare us for the whole of the Gospel. (Remarks on Matthew 1 by W. Kelly)
 Jesus is viewed as the Heir of the promises, as the Son of David. We find ourselves in the atmosphere of the thoughts and the hopes of Israel, but of Israel's thoughts and hopes according to God. (Notes on Matthew 1-3 by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.

W. Kelly Translation

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Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)