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Joseph (Mary’s Husband)

The foster-father of our Lord (Matt. 1:16; Luke 3:23). He lived at Nazareth in Galilee (Luke 2:4). He is called a “just man.” He was by trade a carpenter (Matt. 13:55). He is last mentioned in connection with the journey to Jerusalem, when Jesus was twelve years old. It is probable that he died before Jesus entered on his public ministry. This is concluded from the fact that Mary only was present at the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee. His name does not appear in connection with the scenes of the crucifixion along with that of Mary (q.v.), John 19:25.

Male

People and places

Children: James (Brother of Jesus), Jesus Christ, Joses, Jude, Simon (MAT 13:55)

Father: Jacob

Partners: Mary (Mother of Jesus)

Selected passages

Show passage in OET: MAT 1:18-25

OET-RV MAT 1:18

18 Now this is how the birth of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) came about: Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) his mother was engaged to Yosef (Joseph). But before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the work of the holy spirit.

OET-RV MAT 1:19

19 But her husband to be, Yosef, was a godly man, and not wishing to disgrace Maria, he decided to quietly divorce her.

OET-RV MAT 1:20

20 But as he was pondering that, one of Yahweh’s messengers appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Yosef, descendant of King David, don’t be afraid to marry Maria, because the baby in her has been conceived by the holy spirit.

OET-RV MAT 1:21

21 In due course she’ll have a son and you’ll name him Yeshua, because he’ll save his people from their sins.”

OET-RV MAT 1:22

22 Now all that happened in fulfilment of what Yahweh had said through the prophet,

OET-RV MAT 1:23

23 “Listen, the virgin will get pregnant and she’ll have a son, and they’ll call him Imanu -El (Grk. Emmanuel) (in Hebrew) which means ‘God with us.’ ”

OET-RV MAT 1:24

24 Then Yosef got up and did what Yahweh’s messenger had commanded him, and he went ahead and married Maria,

OET-RV MAT 1:25

25 but he didn’t sleep with her until after she had given birth. Yosef named the boy Yeshua.

OET-LV MAT 1:18

18 And the birth the of_Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah was thus:
Maria the mother of _him, having _been _betrothed to_ the _Yōsaʸf, before or/than them to _come _together, she _was _found having in womb by the_ holy _spirit.

OET-LV MAT 1:19

19 And Yōsaʸf the husband of _her, being righteous and not willing to _expose her, was _counselled to _send_ her _away secretly.

OET-LV MAT 1:20

20 But these things having _been _considered of _him, see, a_messenger of_the_master was _seen to _him in a_dream saying:
Yōsaʸf, son of _Dawid, may_ not _be _afraid to _receive Maria the wife of _you, because/for the one in her having _been _born is from the_ holy _spirit.

OET-LV MAT 1:21

21 And she _will _be _bearing a_son, and you _will _be _calling the name of _him Yaʸsous, because/for he will _be _saving the people of _him from the sins of _them.

OET-LV MAT 1:22

22 And all this has _become, in _order _that the thing having _been _spoken by the_master through the prophet may _be _fulfilled saying,

OET-LV MAT 1:23

23 Behold, the virgin will _be _having in womb and will _be _bearing a_son, and they _will _be _calling the name of _him Emmanouaʸl/(ˊImmānū^ʼēl), which is being _translated:
- god With us.

OET-LV MAT 1:24

24 And the Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) having _been _raised from the sleep, did as the messenger of_the_master commanded to _him, and received the wife of _him,

OET-LV MAT 1:25

25 and was_ not _knowing her until of _which she _bore a_son, and he _called the name of _him, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa).

Jump to OET MAT 1:18–25 section.

Recorded scripture occurrences (15)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JHN 1:45

OET-RV JHN 1:45

45 Filippos then found Netanel (Nathanael) and told him, “We’ve found the one that Mosheh (Moses) and the prophets wrote about in the scriptures. He’s Yeshua from Nazaret (Nazareth).”

OET-LV JHN 1:45

45 Filippos is _finding the Nathanaaʸl, and he _is _saying to _him:
We _have _found whom wrote Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) in the law and the prophets, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) son the of _Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf), who is from Nazaret.

Show passage in OET: JHN 6:42

OET-RV JHN 6:42

42 as they figured out, “This is Yeshua the son of Yosef (Joseph) and so we know his parents. So how can he say that he came down from heaven?”

OET-LV JHN 6:42

42 And they _were _saying, is this Not Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the son of _Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf), of _whose the father and the mother we have _known?
How now is _he _saying, that I _have _came _down out _of the heaven?

Show passage in OET: MAT 1:16

OET-RV MAT 1:16

16 Ya’akov the father of Yosef (Joseph), the husband of Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) who Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus), the one called the messiah was born to.

OET-LV MAT 1:16

16 and Yakōb bore the Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) the husband of _Maria/(Miryām), of whom was _born Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), the one being _called the_chosen _one /messiah.

Jump to OET JHN 1:45 section.

Jump to OET JHN 6:42 section.

Jump to OET MAT 1:16 section.

JHN: all 2 recorded references

Jump to OET JHN 1:45 section.

Jump to OET JHN 6:42 section.

MAT: all 7 recorded references

Jump to OET MAT 1:16 section.

Jump to OET MAT 1:18 section.

Jump to OET MAT 1:19 section.

Jump to OET MAT 1:20 section.

Jump to OET MAT 1:24 section.

Jump to OET MAT 2:13 section.

Jump to OET MAT 2:19 section.

LUK: all 6 recorded references

Jump to OET LUK 1:27 section.

Jump to OET LUK 2:4 section.

Jump to OET LUK 2:16 section.

Jump to OET LUK 2:33 section.

Jump to OET LUK 2:43 section.

Jump to OET LUK 3:23 section.

Words tagged with this person or place

These links follow the source-word tags and may include pronouns. Tagging is not exhaustive.

JHN: 2 tagged passages

JHN 1:45: Ἰωσήφ

JHN 6:42: Ἰωσήφ

MAT: 15 tagged passages

MAT 1:16: Ἰωσήφ

MAT 1:18: Ἰωσήφ

MAT 1:19: Ἰωσήφ · ὤν · θέλων · δειγματίσαι · ἀπολῦσαι

MAT 1:20: αὐτοῦ · αὐτῷ · Ἰωσήφ · παραλαβεῖν · σοῦ

MAT 1:21: καλέσεις

MAT 1:24: ἐγερθείς · Ἰωσήφ · αὐτῷ · παρέλαβεν · αὐτοῦ

MAT 1:25: ἐγίνωσκεν · ἐκάλεσεν

MAT 2:13: Ἰωσήφ · Ἐγερθείς · παράλαβε · φεῦγε · ἴσθι · σοί

MAT 2:14: ὁ · ἐγερθείς · ἀνεχώρησεν

MAT 2:15: ἦν

MAT 2:19: Ἰωσήφ

MAT 2:20: Ἐγερθείς · παράλαβε

MAT 2:21: ὁ · ἐγερθείς · εἰσῆλθεν

MAT 2:22: ἀκούσας · ἀπελθεῖν · χρηματισθείς · ἀνεχώρησεν

MAT 2:23: ἐλθών · κατῴκησεν

LUK: 9 tagged passages

LUK 1:27: Ἰωσήφ

LUK 2:4: Ἰωσήφ · αὐτόν

LUK 2:5: ἀπογράψασθαι · αὐτῷ

LUK 2:7: αὐτοῖς

LUK 2:16: Ἰωσήφ

LUK 2:21: περιτεμεῖν

LUK 2:22: αὐτῶν · ἀνήγαγον

LUK 2:24: δοῦναι

LUK 3:23: Ἰωσήφ

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