the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Matthew 1:25
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But Joseph did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And he named him Jesus.
and knewe her not tyll she had brought forth hir fyrst sonne and called hys name Iesus.
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but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he named Him Jesus.
but he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to the son. And Joseph named him Jesus.
And he didn't have sex with her until she gave birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
And knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son: and he called his name JESUS.
but he kept her a virgin until she had given birth to a Son [her firstborn child]; and he named Him Jesus (The LORD is salvation).
but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him JESUS.
But he knew her not, till she had brought forth her Son, the first-born. And he called his name Jesus.
but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son. The child's name he called JESUS.
and he knew her not, til she hadde borun her firste bigete sone, and clepide his name Jhesus.
and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.
But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
But they did not sleep together before her baby was born. Then Joseph named him Jesus.
and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name Jesus .
And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.
but he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Yeshua.
and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.
and knew her not until she had given birth to her son, the firstborn; and she called his name Jeshu.
And he knew her not, until she had borne her firstborn son, and called is name Jesus.
And knewe her not, till shee had brought forth her first borne sonne, and he called his name Iesus.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.
But he did not have her, as a husband has a wife, until she gave birth to a Son. Joseph gave Him the name Jesus.
but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus.
But he knew her not, til she had broght forth her first borne sonne, & he called his name Iesus.
And he did not know her until she gave birth to her first-born son; and she called his name Jesus.
and knew her not, until she had brought forth a son, - and he called his name Jesus.
And he knew her not till she brought forth her first born son: and he called his name Jesus.
but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.
And knewe her not, tyll she hadde brought foorth her first borne sonne, & called his name Iesus.
But he had no sexual relations with her before she gave birth to her son. And Joseph named him Jesus.
but did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. And he named him Jesus.
and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Yeshua.
and did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
and did not know her until she bore her son, the First-born. And he called His name Jesus.
and did not know her till she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.
and knewe her not, tyll she had brought forth hir fyrst borne sonne, and called his name Iesus.
but did not cohabit with her as a wife, before she had-brought forth her first-born son; whom he named JESUS.
but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.
25 and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. [fn] And he called His name Jesus.
But he didn't never go to her bed like a husband would usually do until after Jesus was born.
but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.
but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
she: Exodus 13:2, Exodus 22:29, Luke 2:7, Romans 8:29
and he: Luke 2:21
Reciprocal: Genesis 3:15 - her seed 2 Samuel 6:23 - unto the day 1 Kings 1:4 - knew her not Matthew 2:1 - Jesus Luke 1:31 - and shalt Luke 1:60 - Not Ephesians 1:5 - according Revelation 12:5 - she
Cross-References
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
"And knew her not",.... Or "but he knew her not", και answering to the Hebrew ו that is, had carnal knowledge of her, or copulation with her, though his wife. The words are an euphemism, or a modest way of expressing the conjugal act, and is a very ancient one, see Genesis 4:1 and what has been used in nations and languages. And this conduct of his was necessary,
till she had brought forth her firstborn; that it might be manifest not only that she conceived, being a virgin, but also that she brought forth, being a virgin: for both are signified in the prophecy before related, "a virgin shall conceive and bring forth a son"; which is all one as if it had been said, a virgin shall conceive, and "a virgin" shall bring forth a son. The "firstborn" is that which first opens the womb of its mother, whether any follows after or not, Exodus 13:12. Christ is called Mary's firstborn, because she had none before him, whether she had any after him or not; for her perpetual virginity seems to be no necessary article of faith: for when it is said,
Joseph knew her not till she had brought forth, the meaning is certain that he knew her not before. But whether he afterwards did or not, is not so manifest, nor is it a matter of any great importance; the word "until" may be so understood as referring to the time preceding, that the contrary cannot be affirmed of the time following, 2 Samuel 6:23 and which may be the case here, and is indeed generally understood so; and it also may be considered as only expressive of the intermediate time, as in Matthew 5:26 as Beza observes. Christ was "her firstborn" as he was man, and the firstborn of God, or his first and only begotten, as the Son of God. It is further observed, that she "called his name Jesus", as was foretold to her, or ordered her by the Angel, Luke 1:31 and to Joseph, Matthew 1:21.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Knew her not - The doctrine of the virginity of Mary before the birth of Jesus is a doctrine of the Scriptures, and is very important to be believed. But the Bible does not affirm that she had no children afterward. Indeed, all the accounts in the New Testament lead us to suppose that she did have them. See the notes at Matthew 13:55-56. The language here evidently implies that she lived as the wife of Joseph after the birth of Jesus.
Her first-born son - Her oldest son, or the one who had the privilege of birthright by the law. This does not of necessity imply that she had other children, though it seems probable. It was the name given to the son which was born first, whether there were others or not.
His name Jesus - This was given by divine appointment, Matthew 1:21. It was conferred upon him on the eighth day, at the time of his circumcision, Luke 2:21.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 1:25. Her first-born son — Τον υιον αυτης τον πρω-οτοκον. Literally, That son of hers, the first-born one. That Mary might have had other children, any person may reasonably and piously believe; that she had others, many think exceedingly probable, and that this text is at least an indirect proof of it. However this may be, the perpetual virginity of Mary should not be made an article of faith. God has not made it one: indeed it can hardly bear the light of several texts in the Gospels.
He knew her not — Had no matrimonial intercourse with her - TILL she had brought forth that son of hers, of whom the evangelist had been just speaking, the first-born, the eldest of the family, to whom the birthright belonged, and who was miraculously born before she knew any man, being yet in a state of virginity. See on Matthew 13:55. The virginity of Mary, previously to the birth of Christ, is an article of the utmost consequence to the Christian system; and therefore it is an article of faith: her perpetual virginity is of no consequence; and the learned labour spent to prove it has produced a mere castle in the air. The thing is possible; but it never has been, and never can be proved.
He called his name JESUS.] This name was given by the command of God, see Matthew 1:16, and was imposed on Christ when eight days old; for then, according to the Jewish law, he was circumcised: thus he had the name of Saviour given when he first began to shed that blood without which there could be no remission of sins.
The goodness of God is manifested, not only in his giving his Son to save a lost world, but also in the choice of the persons who were his progenitors: among whom we find, First, SAINTS, to excite our courage: Abraham, remarkable for his faith; Isaac, for his obedience; and Jacob, for his fervour and constancy.
Secondly, Penitent SINNERS, to excite our confidence: such as David, Manasses, c.
Thirdly, Sinners, of whose repentance and salvation we hear nothing to put us on our guard. Who can read the account of idolatrous Solomon, who, from the whole evidence of the sacred history, died In his sins, without trembling?
Four WOMEN are mentioned in this genealogy: two of these were adulteresses, Tamar and Bathsheba; and two were Gentiles, Rahab and Ruth, and strangers to the covenant of promise; to teach us that Jesus Christ came to save sinners, and that, though strangers to his people, we are not on that account excluded from a salvation which God has designed for all men. He is not the God of the Jews only; he is also the God of the Gentiles.
The state of the royal family of David, the circumstances of the holy virgin and her spouse Joseph, the very remarkable prophecy of Isaiah, the literal and circumstantial fulfilment of it, the names given to our blessed Lord, the genealogical scroll of the family, c., &c., are all so many proofs of the wisdom, goodness, and providence of God. Every occurrence seems, at first view, to be abandoned to fortuitous influence, and yet the result of each shows that God managed the whole. These circumstances are of the greatest importance nor can the Christian reader reflect on them without an increase of his faith and his piety.
