MAT 1:1 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) This is the genealogy of Yeshua (Grk: Yaysous) the messiah (Grk: Christ) the descendant of King David the descendant of Abraham (Grk: Abraam).

Key: light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah. He is a descendant of King David, who was a descendant of Abraham, the ancestor of all Jewish people.

BSB § This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

BLB The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:

AICNT The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

OEB A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.

WEB The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

WMB A record of the genealogy of Yeshua the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

NET This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

LSV [The] scroll of the birth of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.

FBV This book is the record of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham, beginning with the family line:

TCNT The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

T4T This is the record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, the descendant of King David and of Abraham, from whom all we Jews have descended.

LEB The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

BBE The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

MOF No MOF MAT book available

ASV The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

DRA The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

YLT A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

DBY Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.

RV The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

WBS The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

KJB The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

BB This is the booke of the generation of Iesus Christ, the sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham.
(This is the book of the generation of Yesus/Yeshua Christ, the son of Dauid, the son of Abraham.)

GNV The booke of the generation of Jesus Christ the sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham.
(The book of the generation of Yesus Christ the son of Dauid, the son of Abraham.)

CB This is the boke of the generacion of Iesus Christ ye sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham.
(This is the book of the generation of Yesus/Yeshua Christ ye/you_all son of Dauid, the son of Abraham.)

TNT This is the boke of the generacion of Iesus Christ the sonne of Dauid the sonne also of Abraham.
(This is the book of the generation of Yesus/Yeshua Christ the son of Dauid the son also of Abraham.)

WYC The book of the generacioun of Jhesu Crist, the sone of Dauid, the sone of Abraham.
(The book of the generation of Yhesu Christ, the son of Dauid, the son of Abraham.)

LUT Dies ist das Buch von der Geburt JEsu Christi, der da ist ein Sohn Davids, des Sohnes Abrahams.
(This/These is the Buch from the Geburt YEsu Christi, the there is a son Davids, the sones Abrahams.)

CLV Liber generationis Jesu Christi filii David, filii Abraham.
(Liber generationis Yesu Christi children David, children Abraham.)

UGNT βίβλος γενέσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, υἱοῦ Δαυεὶδ, υἱοῦ Ἀβραάμ:
(biblos geneseōs Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, huiou Daueid, huiou Abraʼam:)

SBL-GNT Βίβλος γενέσεως Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ υἱοῦ Δαυὶδ υἱοῦ Ἀβραάμ.
(Biblos geneseōs Yaʸsou ⱪristou huiou Dawid huiou Abraʼam.)

TC-GNT Βίβλος γενέσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, υἱοῦ Δαυίδ, υἱοῦ Ἀβραάμ.
(Biblos geneseōs Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, huiou Dawid, huiou Abraʼam.)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Genealogy of Jesus

Both Matthew and Luke provide genealogies of Jesus (Matt 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38). The two genealogies differ for the generations following King David. Matthew follows the line of David’s son Solomon, while Luke follows the line of David’s son Nathan. One possible explanation is that Matthew records Joseph’s genealogy while Luke records Mary’s (in which case Joseph would have been Heli’s son-in-law).

Genealogies were kept quite accurately in Judaism, as Josephus confirms (Josephus, Life 1). Genealogies were important in the Old Testament and in Judaism generally because land rights were apportioned to families in Israel and because certain offices, such as priest and king, were inherited from father to son. Genealogies sometimes ran a record from the past to the present to illustrate religious themes, family descent, or political ties, as well as simple chronology (1 Chr 1–9). Most such lists were representative rather than a complete list of every individual.

The purpose of Matthew’s genealogy, unlike Luke’s, is to show Jesus’ heritage as running from Abraham through David. Jesus’ genealogy confirms him as a legitimate heir to the throne of David. So Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew goes back to Abraham, the father of the Jewish race. By contrast, the genealogy in Luke goes all the way back to Adam. This is consistent with Luke’s emphasis on Jesus as the Savior for all people everywhere.

In Matthew’s genealogy, the unusual mention of women with stained reputations (Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba), some of them Gentiles, is noteworthy and emphasizes God’s grace to redeem even those deemed unworthy by others.

Jesus’ genealogies do not prove that Jesus is the Messiah, but they do make him a possible candidate. His identity as the Messiah becomes evident in other ways (Matt 11:2-6). God had guided the course of history to its climax. Jesus is the anticipated Messiah of the Old Testament, the Savior of his people, and the King descended from David assuming his throne (see 2 Sam 7:16). He is heir to Abraham and ultimately fulfills God’s promises to Abraham (Gen 12:1-3).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 12:1-3; 2 Sam 7:16; Matt 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

βίβλος γενέσεως

/the/_scroll ˱of˲_/the/_birth

Here, the phrase book of the genealogy could refer to: (1) just the list of Jesus’ ancestors that follows in 1:2–17. Alternate translation: “The book of the ancestry” (2) the list of Jesus’ ancestors as well as information about his birth and childhood (see 1:2–2:23). Alternate translation: “The book of the ancestors and birth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

βίβλος γενέσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

/the/_scroll ˱of˲_/the/_birth ˱of˲_Jesus Christ

Here, Matthew is using the possessive form to describe a book that contains the genealogy that lists the ancestors of Jesus Christ. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “The book that contains the genealogy concerning Jesus Christ”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

βίβλος

/the/_scroll

Here, book represents a written record. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The written record” or “The list”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

υἱοῦ Δαυεὶδ, υἱοῦ Ἀβραάμ

son son (Some words not found in SR-GNT: βίβλος γενέσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ υἱοῦ Δαυὶδ υἱοῦ Ἀβραάμ)

Here Matthew is speaking of a male descendant as if he were a son. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “who is descended from David, who is descended from Abraham”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

υἱοῦ Ἀβραάμ

son son ˱of˲_Abraham

Here Matthew could mean: (1) that David is a son of Abraham. Alternate translation: “who was a son of Abraham” (2) that Jesus is a son of Abraham. Alternate translation: “and also son of Abraham”

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