Matthew 1:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. ”

Matthew 1:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Matthew 1:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Genealogy of Jesus ( cf. Luke 3:23-38 ). The Biblical part of this genealogy ( Matthew 1:2-12 ) is taken from 1 Chronicles 1-3, with some help from Ruth 4:18-20 ; Genesis 38:16 ff., and ot...
Matthew 1:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

of whom. Greek. ex hes, feminine. [Mary]. born . brought forth. Greek. gennao. Spoken, here, of the mother. See note on "begat" ( Matthew 1:2 ). Jesus. See App-98. Christ . Anointed. Heb...
Matthew 1:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

16. Jesus, who is called Christ By the surname Christ, Anointed, Matthew points out his office, to inform the readers that this was not a private person, but one divinely anointed to p...
Matthew 1:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. Jesus, who is called Christ - As the word Χριστος Christ, signifies the anointed or anointer, from χριω, to a...
Matthew 1:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jacob begat Joseph— It is a maxim among the Jews, that the family of the mother is not called a family; all their pedigrees are reckoned and deduced from the father. This is the reason why St. Matt...
Matthew 1:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus. From this it is clear that the g...
Matthew 1:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genealogy and Birth of Jesus 1-17. Genealogy of Jesus: cp. Luke 3:23 . The two genealogies of Jesus, which are constructed on quite different principles, require careful comparison and study, if...
Matthew 1:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 1 The Coming of the Christ - Matthew 1:1-25 THE New Testament opens appropriately with the four Gospels; for, though in their present form they are all later in date than some of the Ep...
Matthew 1:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Line by Which Messiah Came Matthew 1:1-17 The enumeration of our Lord's ancestors, with its threefold division into fourteen generations and evident gaps, was probably so arranged to aid th...
Matthew 1:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Gospel of Matthew portrays Jesus as King. It reveals Him as realizing in His Person, and enunciating in His teaching the great principles which had been the peculiar deposit and glory of the anci...
Matthew 1:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. There would be nothing particularly necessary for me to detain the Reader with in going over this pedigree o...
Matthew 1:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jacob begat Joseph ,.... According to an old tradition mentioned by p Epiphanins, this Jacob, the father of Joseph, was named Panther, and which name perhaps is originally Jewish; and it may be...
Matthew 1:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. Ver. 16. And Jacob begat Joseph ] Whose genealogy is here recorded, and not Mary's, it being not the cust...
Matthew 1:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jacob begat Joseph It is evident that Joseph was properly the son of Jacob, and only the son-in-law of Eli: Luke 3:23 . See note on Matthew 1:2 . Though Joseph was not the true father of Christ,...
Matthew 1:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The genealogy of the King of Israel must be clearly established as from Abraham, the original father of the nation, and from David, the first king of God's choice, who is in many ways a type of Chris...
Matthew 1:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Genealogy of Christ. 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaa...
Matthew 1:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

How Luke cometh to make Joseph the son of Heli we shall inquire (if God please) when we come to his third chapter: but from this verse ariseth a very grave question, viz. How, or wherefore, the evang...
Matthew 1:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION TO JESUS THE CHRIST (1:1-17). The introduction to the Gospel is in the form of a genealogy which indicates that Jesus is ‘the son of David' and ‘the son of Abraham'. This d...
Matthew 1:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 1:1 .—A title , and might be appropriately rendered, genealogy of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham ( Morison ). Refers, strictly speaking, not to the whole Gos...
Matthew 1:16 - Scofield Reference Notes

Six Marys Six Marys are to be distinguished in the New Testament: (1) the mother of Jesus; always clearly identified by the context. (2) Mary Magdalene, a woman of Magdala, "out of whom...
Matthew 1:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 1:16 I. We are reminded here that our Blessed Lord has a human ancestry. II. Our Lord's ancestry was both Jewish and Gentile. III. Our Lord's ancestry was lowly. IV. Our Lord had a roya...
Matthew 1:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 1:1 . The book of the generation, or rather the genealogy, of Jesus Christ. This is the Hebraical mode of writing. Moses says, Genesis 5:1 , This is the book of the generations of Adam....
Matthew 1:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joseph the husband of Mary. Jesus the seed of the woman 1. Jesus is the Christ. 2. He has a human ancestry. 3. He has a Jewish ancestry. 4. He has a Gentile ancestry. 5. He has a ro...
Matthew 1:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 1:1-40 JESUS THE CHRIST BY HUMAN ANCESTRY , (Parallel passage: Luke 3:23-42 .) Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation . As St. Matthew was writing on...
Matthew 1:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The evangelist now offers the genealogy proper:
Matthew 1:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 4:25 ; Luke 1:27 ; Luke 1:31-35 ; Luke 2:10 ; Luke 2:11 ; Luke 2:4 ; Luke 2:48 ; Luke 2:5 ; Luke 2:7 ; Luke 3:23 ; Luke 4:22 ; Matthew 1:18-25 ; Matthew 2:13 ; Mark 6:3 ; Matthew...
Matthew 1:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Christmas Message Matthew 1:16-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We here present one of the great omissions of the Bible, which constitutes one of the great proofs that Christ was virgin born. The ea...
Matthew 1:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The husband of Mary — Jesus was generally believed to be the son of Joseph. It was needful for all who believed this, to know, that Joseph was sprung from David. Otherwise they would not allow Jesu...

Matthew 1:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 1:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 1:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 1:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 1:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 1:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 1:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 1:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 1:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 1:16 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 1:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 1:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 1:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 1:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 1:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 1:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 1:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 1:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes