MAT 1:16 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Ἰακώβ
2. iakōb
3. Yakōb
4. Yacob
5. 23840
6. N····NMS
7. Yakōb/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ)
8. Jacob
9. U
10. Person=Jacob; Y26
11. 240
1. δέ
2. de
3. and
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y26
11. 241
1. ἐγέννησεν
2. gennaō
3. bore
4. -
5. 10800
6. VIAA3··S
7. bore
8. bore
9. -
10. Y26
11. 242
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y26
11. 243
1. Ἰωσήφ
2. iōsēf
3. Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
4. -
5. 25010
6. N····AMS
7. Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
8. Joseph
9. U
10. Person=Joseph6; Y26
11. 244
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y26
11. 245
1. ἄνδρα
2. anēr
3. husband
4. husband
5. 4350
6. N····AMS
7. husband
8. husband
9. -
10. Y26
11. 246
1. Μαρίας
2. maria
3. of Maria/(Miryām)
4. -
5. 31370
6. N····GFS
7. ˱of˲ Maria/(Miryām)
8. ˱of˲ Mary
9. U
10. Person=Mary; Y26; F249
11. 247
1. ἐξ
2. ek
3. of
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. of
8. of
9. -
10. Y26
11. 248
1. ἧς
2. hos
3. whom
4. -
5. 37390
6. R····GFS
7. whom
8. whom
9. -
10. Y26; R247; Person=Mary
11. 249
1. ἐγεννήθη
2. gennaō
3. was born
4. born
5. 10800
6. VIAP3··S
7. ˓was˒ born
8. ˓was˒ born
9. -
10. Y26
11. 250
1. Ἰησοῦς
2. iēsous
3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
4. -
5. 24240
6. N····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y26; F253
11. 251
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the one
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····NMS
7. the ‹one›
8. the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y26
11. 252
1. λεγόμενος
2. legō
3. being called
4. called
5. 30040
6. VPPP·NMS
7. ˓being˒ called
8. ˓being˒ called
9. -
10. Y26; R251; Person=Jesus
11. 253
1. Χριστός
2. χristos
3. +the chosen one messiah
4. messiah
5. 55470
6. N····NMS
7. ˓the˒ chosen_one/messiah
8. ˓the˒ Anointed|Christ
9. WN
10. Y26; Person=Jesus
11. 254

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:1–17: A list of Jesus’ ancestors

Matthew began his book by listing the names of Jesus’ ancestors. He did this to show that Jesus came from the family line of King David and Abraham. By doing this, Matthew showed his readers that the Messiah had come and that he was Jesus.

In this list, Matthew divided the names into three groups of fourteen. In order to get fourteen names in each of the three groups, Matthew omitted several names. (Omitting names to achieve numerical groups was a common practice at that time.) So sometimes the word “father” actually refers to the grandfather. As a result, it may be better in some languages to translate the word “father” with a more general term such as “ancestor.”

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The ancestors of Jesus

Matthew wrote/gave the list of the family line of Jesus

There is a parallel passage for this section in Luke 3:23–38.

Paragraph 1:12–16

This paragraph contains the third group of fourteen names of men in the family line of Jesus.

1:16a

and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,

Jacob was the father of Joseph, who was Mary’s husband.
Jacob fathered Joseph. Joseph married Mary.

1:16b

of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Christ.
Mary gave birth to Jesus. He is the Christ/Messiah.

1:16a–b

Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus: The Greek pronoun that the BSB translates as whom is feminine. Therefore, it refers to Mary only. It does not refer to Joseph.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

Joseph, who married Mary, the mother of Jesus (GNT)

Joseph, who was the husband of Mary. Mary was the mother of Jesus (GW)

who is called Christ: The phrase who is called Christ indicates that Jesus is described or addressed with the title Christ. He received this title because he actually is the Christ.

The verb is called is passive. The text does not specify who will call Jesus this. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

Use a passive. For example:
Jesus is called the Christ. (NCV)
Use an active verb. For example:
They call him the Christ
Use a form to focus on the fact that Jesus is the Christ. For example:
he is the Christ/Messiah
he has the title “Christ”

Christ: Here Matthew used the word Christ as a descriptive title for Jesus. Christ is not just a name for Jesus. It has meaning, and the meaning of the title is in focus in this context.

See the note on Christ in 1:1a for advice on translating this title.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰωσὴφ τὸν ἄνδρα Μαρίας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰακώβ δέ ἐγέννησεν τόν Ἰωσήφ τόν ἄνδρα Μαρίας ἐξ ἧς ἐγεννήθη Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός)

This is the end of the list of Jesus’ ancestors that began in [1:2](../01/02.md). Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Μαρίας

˱of˲_Mary

The word Mary is the name of a woman.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐξ ἧς ἐγεννήθη Ἰησοῦς

of whom ˓was˒_born Jesus

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [who gave birth to Jesus]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός

the_‹one› ˓being˒_called ˓the˒_Anointed|Christ

Here, the phrase the one called Christ distinguishes this Jesus from any other people named Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that distinguishes between this Jesus and any other people with that name. Alternate translation: [the Jesus called Christ] or [specifically, the one who is called Christ]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός

the_‹one› ˓being˒_called ˓the˒_Anointed|Christ

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [whom people call Christ]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. and
2. -
3. 11610
5. de
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y26
11. 241
1. Yakōb
2. Yacob
3. 23840
4. U
5. iakōb
6. N-····NMS
7. Yakōb/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ)
8. Jacob
9. U
10. Person=Jacob; Y26
11. 240
1. bore
2. -
3. 10800
5. gennaō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. bore
8. bore
9. -
10. Y26
11. 242
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y26
11. 243
1. Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
2. -
3. 25010
4. U
5. iōsēf
6. N-····AMS
7. Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
8. Joseph
9. U
10. Person=Joseph6; Y26
11. 244
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y26
11. 245
1. husband
2. husband
3. 4350
5. anēr
6. N-····AMS
7. husband
8. husband
9. -
10. Y26
11. 246
1. of Maria/(Miryām)
2. -
3. 31370
4. U
5. maria
6. N-····GFS
7. ˱of˲ Maria/(Miryām)
8. ˱of˲ Mary
9. U
10. Person=Mary; Y26; F249
11. 247
1. of
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. of
8. of
9. -
10. Y26
11. 248
1. whom
2. -
3. 37390
5. hos
6. R-····GFS
7. whom
8. whom
9. -
10. Y26; R247; Person=Mary
11. 249
1. was born
2. born
3. 10800
5. gennaō
6. V-IAP3··S
7. ˓was˒ born
8. ˓was˒ born
9. -
10. Y26
11. 250
1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
2. -
3. 24240
4. UN
5. iēsous
6. N-····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y26; F253
11. 251
1. the one
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····NMS
7. the ‹one›
8. the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y26
11. 252
1. being called
2. called
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-PPP·NMS
7. ˓being˒ called
8. ˓being˒ called
9. -
10. Y26; R251; Person=Jesus
11. 253
1. +the chosen one messiah
2. messiah
3. 55470
4. WN
5. χristos
6. N-····NMS
7. ˓the˒ chosen_one/messiah
8. ˓the˒ Anointed|Christ
9. WN
10. Y26; Person=Jesus
11. 254

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.