Study it in the app“Now the origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this: when his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, before they came together she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.”
An angel tells Joseph the child is from the Holy Spirit and will be named JesusWho Jesus Is
Nowδὲthe originἡ γένεσιςof JesusΤοῦ Ἰησοῦthe Messiahχριστοῦwasἦνlike this:οὕτωςwhenhis motherτῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦMaryΜαρίαςhad been engagedμνηστευθείσηςto Joseph,τῷ Ἰωσήφbeforeπρὶν ἢtheyαὐτοὺςcame togetherσυνελθεῖνshe was foundεὑρέθηpregnantἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσαbyἐκthe HolyἁγίουSpirit.πνεύματος
origin
Where someone comes from, lineage.
Where else “genesis” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christou” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētros” appearsMary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Marias” appearsbe betrothed
Be betrothed, pledged to be married. A Jewish betrothal was binding like a marriage, though the couple did not yet live together.
Where else “mnēsteutheisēs” appearsJoseph
Joseph, the name of several men in the Bible: the son of Jacob, Mary's husband (a descendant of David), Joseph of Arimathea, and others.
Where else “Iōsēph” appearsbefore
Before, before that.
Where else “prin” appearslive together
To begin living together as husband and wife.
Where else “synelthein” appearsfind
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurethē” appearspregnancy
A mother's insides; carrying a child within.
Where else “gastri” appearsbe pregnant
Literally "to have in the womb": to be expecting a child.
Where else “echousa” appearsHoly Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiou” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
18 · This verse (above)
19And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly, decided to send her away secretly.
1. What it says
Besides Mary, which women are named in the list of Jesus' ancestors (vv. 3–6)?
2. What it means
Why does Matthew open his book with a long list that ends with “the Messiah” (vv. 1, 17)?
3. How I live it
Being a righteous man, Joseph did not want to expose Mary publicly (v. 19). How can you treat someone with care when news hurts you?
