Matthew Chapter 1

From The Open Bible Project

1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus [1>]Christ[<1], the son of David, the son of Abraham.

• (1) Jesus Christ came of Abraham of the tribe of Judah, and of the family of David as God promised.
• (a) Rehearsal: as the Hebrews used to speak; see (Genesis 5:1), the book of the generations.
• (b) Of the ancestors from whom Christ came.
• (c) Christ is also the son of Abraham.

1:2 Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

1:3 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

1:4 Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.

1:5 Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

1:6 Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

1:7 Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.

1:8 Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.

1:9 Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.

1:10 Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.

1:11 Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

• (d) That is, the captivity fell in the days of Jakim and Jechonias: for Jechonias was born before the carrying away into captivity.

1:12 After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.

1:13 Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.

1:14 Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.

1:15 Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.

1:16 Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born [2>]Jesus[<2], who is called Christ.

1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

• (e) All those who were considered to be in the lineage of David’s family, as they begat one another orderly in turn.

1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

• (2) Christ is the true Emmanuel, and therefore, Jesus (that is, Saviour) is conceived in the virgin by the Holy Spirit, as foretold by the prophets.

1:19 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

1:20 But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

• (f) Receive her from her parents and kinsfolks hands.
• (g) Who was promised, and made sure to you to be your wife.
• (h) Of the mother’s substance by the Holy Spirit.

1:21 She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

• (3) Christ is born of the same virgin who never knew a man: and is named Jesus by God himself through the angel.
• (i) Save, and this shows us the meaning of the name Jesus.

1:22 Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

1:23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us."[3]

• (k) There is an article added in the Hebrew and Greek text, to point out the woman and set her forth plainly: as we would say, the virgin, or a certain virgin.

1:24 Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

1:25 and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.

• (l) The word "till", in the Hebrew language, gives us to understand that a thing will not come to pass in time to come: as Michal had no children "till" her death day, (2 Samuel 6:23). And in the last chapter of this evangelist: Behold, I am with you "till" the end of the world.