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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 histories 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 that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him. (Gen. 5:1)
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Isa. 53:8• 8He was taken from oppression 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 beginning to be about thirty years old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,
24of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,
25of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naoum, of Esli, of Naggai,
26of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,
27of Joannes, of Resa, of Zorobabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,
28of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
29of Joses, of Eliezer, of Joreim, of Matthat, of Levi,
30of Simeon, of Juda, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,
31of Meleas, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,
32of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,
33of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, of Juda,
34of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nachor,
35of Seruch, of Ragau, of Phalek, of Eber, of Sala,
36of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,
37of Methusala, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,
38of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.
(Luke 3:23‑38)
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Rom. 9:5• 5whose are the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, is the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (Rom. 9:5)
the son of David.
Matt. 9:27• 27And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David. (Matt. 9:27)
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Matt. 15:22• 22and lo, a Canaanitish woman, coming out from those borders, cried to him saying, Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is miserably possessed by a demon. (Matt. 15:22)
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Matt. 22:42‑45• 42saying, What think ye concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David's.
43He says to them, How then does David in Spirit call him Lord, saying,
44The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies under thy feet?
45If therefore David call him Lord, how is he his son?
(Matt. 22:42‑45)
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2 Sam. 7:13,16• 13It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
16And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made firm for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
(2 Sam. 7:13,16)
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Psa. 89:36• 36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me; (Psa. 89:36)
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Psa. 132:11• 11Jehovah hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body 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.
7Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal 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 be fruitful; (Isa. 11:1)
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Jer. 23:5• 5Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. (Jer. 23:5)
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Jer. 33:15‑17,26• 15In those days, and at that time, will I cause a 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 in safety. And this is the name wherewith she shall be called: Jehovah our Righteousness.
17For thus saith Jehovah: There shall never fail to David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
26then will I also cast away the seed of Jacob, and of David my servant, so as not to take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will turn their captivity, and will 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 which is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: (Amos 9:11)
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Zech. 12:8• 8In that day will Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that stumbleth among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David as God, as the Angel of Jehovah before them. (Zech. 12:8)
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Luke 1:31‑32• 31and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
32*He* 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 deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;
70as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;
(Luke 1:69‑70)
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John 7:42• 42Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was? (John 7:42)
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Acts 2:30• 30Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, of the fruit of his loins to set upon his throne; (Acts 2:30)
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Acts 13:22• 22And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will. (Acts 13:22)
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Rom. 1:3• 3concerning his Son (come of David's seed according to flesh, (Rom. 1:3)
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Rev. 22:16• 16*I* Jesus have sent mine angel to testify these things to you in the assemblies. *I* am the root and offspring of David, the bright and 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 bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to 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 unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries; and I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father.
4And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and unto thy seed will I give all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves--
5because that Abraham hearkened to 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 he said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham, thy father, and the 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 spread abroad 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 it was not by law that the promise was 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 the promises addressed, and to his seed: he does 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.)