Why does matthew mention that there are 14 generations from abraham to david and 14 generations from david to the carrying away to babylon and 14 generations from babylon to jesus. Matthew 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. A unique statement within the book of matthew provides internal evidence to its authorship. The second part, beginning at verse 18, provides an account of the virgin birth of jesus christ. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the holy spirit. Matthew 1 the book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the. Matthew frequently refers to jesus as the son of david. Chinese mandarin audio bible book of matthew chapter 1. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of matthew in the bible new international version. The greek phrase translated book of the generation is exactly the same phrase used in gen. Abraham, isaac, jacob, judah and his brothers judahs sons were perez and zerah, and their mother was tamar, hezron. Study guide for matthew 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. Mary became pregnant through the holy spirit, which meant she did not have any help from joseph.
Matthew starts his genealogy with abraham matthew 1. Matthew chapter 1 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. Matthew 1 is the first chapter of the gospel of matthew in the new testament. This phrase is viewed by some as matthew s title for the entire gospel. Unlike most biblical genealogies, matthews genealogy mentions several figures not in the direct line of descent, including four women, tamar. Jesus as the fulfillment of prophecy and of israels expectation. Matthew 1 kjv the book of the generation of jesus bible. There is only one good news of the great work that god had accomplished by his son, the lord jesus christ, but in his wisdom it needed four different men to make this news of salvation known to the world in written form. The life of jesus starts out pretty well, with awesome birthday presents from some wise men who track him down by following a star. Bible summary matthew 1 matthew bible book summary. The account of the call of matthew chapter 9, is followed by that of a meal taken by jesus in the company of publicans and sinners.
Matthew henry bible commentary verse by verse commentary on the whole bible. Matthew bible book with full chapters new international. This book is wholly concerning edom, a nation nearly allied and near adjoining to israel, and yet an enemy to the seed of jacob, inheriting the enmity of their father esau to jacob. Abraham was the father of isaac, isaac the father of jacob, jacob the father of judah and his brothers, judah the father of perez and zerah, whose mother was tamar, perez the father of hezron, hezron the father of ram, ram the father of amminadab, amminadab the father of. Matthew 1 cev the ancestors of jesus bible gateway. Matthew 1 3 g behold, i send h my messenger, and i he will prepare the way before me. Youll get this book and many others when you join bible gateway plus. That means from abraham to jesus birth were fortytwo 42 generations.
An account of the circumstances of his birth, so far as was requisite to show that he was born of a virgin, matthew 1. Why is the babylonian exile mentioned in matthew 1. Bible study lesson sheets these are lessons designed for either a class or personal study. The purpose of my hebrew bible is to enable people to have a stronger relationship with their creator by intently and methodically studying his image which is the scriptures. His mother mary was pledged to be married to joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the holy spirit. This chapter simply begins with the book of the generation of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. The genealogy of jesus the messiah this is the genealogy of jesus the messiah the son of david, the son of abraham. Important ancestral names are here that we should recognize from the old testament. Free bible commentary and bible guide on matthew in simple.
Matthew 1 the book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Chinese mandarin audio bible book of matthew chapter 2 duration. Matthew 1 kjv the book of the generation of jesus bible gateway. It was written by matthew levi, the disciple of christ around 4850 a. Abraham was the father of isaac,isaac the father of jacob,jacob the father of. The heading of the first book of the new testament is in most manuscripts gospel according to matthew. The book of matthew is a gospel that contains narrative history, genealogy, parables, sermons, and some prophetic oracles. The book of the generations of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Chinese mandarin audio bible book of matthew chapter 1 youtube. Matthew was writing only for jews, and they, by reason of their old testament prophecies, looked for the messiah to be born of a certain family, he begins his gospel with a pedigree of jesus. Matthew 1 the genealogy of jesus the messiah 1 this is the genealogy a of jesus the messiah b the son of david, the son of abraham. Matthew 1 king james version kjv 1 the book of the generation of jesus christ. For those of you who must keep bringing up the fact that i used the picture i did it was only because i liked the look of the picture. This phrase is viewed by some as matthews title for the entire gospel.
Drawing upon both biblical tradition and jewish stories, matthew portrays. Though divers kings are here named, yet none is expressly called a king but david matthew 1. Chinese mandarin audio bible book of luke chapter 1 duration. His pedigree from abraham in fortytwo generations, three fourteens, matthew 1. Messiah hebrew and christ greek both mean anointed one. The text places an emphasis on david, showing that jesus is a descendant of david and an heir to the throne of david and the davidic covenant. These are all of the chapters of the book of matthew. Matthew with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, joseph, thou son of david, fear not to take unto thee mary. Jul 01, 2011 chinese mandarin audio bible book of matthew chapter 2 duration.
The chapter transitions to the birth of jesus the christ, mainly about his parents. In the very last section of the very last chapter in matthew jesus tells his disciples to make disciples of all nations. The book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Matthew 1, new international version niv the bible app. Next chapter of matthew the book of matthew, chapter 1 we hope that you find the content of the book of matthew, chapter 1 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. But thanks to a jealous and murderous king herod, jesus and company have to flee from judea to egypt until god gives them the green light to return home. The book of the generation of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Matthew presents the name of jesus and its meaning in a way that assumes the reader knows its hebrew roots matthew 1. Matthew 1 contemporary english version cev the ancestors of jesus. Matthew uses the more jewish phrase kingdom of heaven instead of kingdom of god. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. One valid translation of this passage says the meal took place at home.
A grayed out picture of a man with a crown of thorns on his head. The focus is on the weightier matters of scripture which is the law heb. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses. The first lists the genealogy of jesus from abraham to his legal father joseph, his mothers husband. Matthew 1 commentary william barclays daily study bible. And the lord j whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. Epistle to the hebrews chapter 12 kjv audio bible the book of revelation chapter 19 dramatized king james version 1 and after these things i heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, alleluia.
Judah begat phares and zara, whose mother was thamar. Matthew 1 niv bible this is the genealogy of jesus the. Matthew 1 king james version kjv 1 the book of the generation of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Matthew 1 easy english bible easy 1 this is a list of the ancestors of jesus christ. This is the genealogy of jesus the messiah the son of david, the son of abraham. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day.