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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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Ministry on This Verse

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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.
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•  (2 Sam. 7:13,16)
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Psa. 89:36•  (Psa. 89:36)
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Psa. 132:11•  (Psa. 132:11)
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Isa. 9:6‑7•  (Isa. 9:6‑7)
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Isa. 11:1•  (Isa. 11:1)
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Jer. 23:5•  (Jer. 23:5)
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Jer. 33:15‑17,26•  (Jer. 33:15‑17,26)
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Amos 9:11•  (Amos 9:11)
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Zech. 12:8•  (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.
 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.)