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  • Matthew 1:1
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 1 The book of the history* of Jesus Christ,* son of David,+ son of Abraham:+

  • Matthew 1:1
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 1 Βίβλος Book γενέσεως of origin Ἰησοῦ of Jesus Χριστοῦ Christ υἱοῦ son Δαυεὶδ of David υἱοῦ son ᾿Αβραάμ. of Abraham.

  • Matthew 1:1
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 1 The book of the history*+ of Jesus Christ, son of David,+ son of Abraham:+

  • Matthew 1:1
    The Bible in Living English
    • 1 Genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:

  • Matthew 1:1
    American Standard Version
    • 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  • Matthew 1:1
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 1 The Lineage Roll of Jesus Christ,—Son of David, Son of Abraham.

  • Matthew 1:1
    King James Version
    • 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2026
    • 1:1 it-1 438, 907; sh 236, 239; si 78

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 1:1 w74 105-106; po 142; w71 301-302; ad 314-315, 387, 423, 427, 634, 636-637, 714, 840, 997, 1000, 1024, 1115, 1118, 1123, 1433, 1466, 1531; w69 620; int69 1148; w64 230; bi8-63 3566; w58 703, 721; bi7-50 757; w48 200; tf 227

  • Matthew
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 1:1

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 438, 907

      Mankind’s Search for God, pp. 236-239

      “All Scripture,” pp. 78-79

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 1
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 1:1

      book of the history: Matthew’s opening words in Greek, Biʹblos ge·neʹse·os (form of geʹne·sis), could also be rendered “historical record” or “record of the genealogy.” The Greek word geʹne·sis literally means “origin; birth; line of descent.” It is used in the Septuagint to render the Hebrew term toh·le·dhohthʹ, which has a similar meaning and is usually rendered “history” in the book of Genesis.​—Ge 2:4; 5:1; 6:9; 10:1; 11:10, 27; 25:12, 19; 36:1, 9; 37:2.

      history of Jesus Christ: Matthew traces the line through David’s son Solomon. By contrast, Luke traces the line through David’s son Nathan. (Mt 1:6, 7; Lu 3:31) Matthew traces Jesus’ legal right to the throne of David from Solomon through Joseph, who was legally Jesus’ father. Luke evidently follows the ancestry of Mary, tracing Jesus’ natural descent from David.

      Christ: This title is derived from the Greek word Khri·stosʹ and is equivalent to the title “Messiah” (from Hebrew ma·shiʹach), both meaning “Anointed One.” In Bible times, rulers were ceremonially anointed with oil.

      son: In this genealogy, “son” may refer to an immediate son, a grandson, or a descendant.

      son of David: Indicates that Jesus is the heir of the Kingdom covenant made with David that is to be fulfilled by someone in David’s line.​—2Sa 7:11-16; Ps 89:3, 4.

      son of Abraham: With the Jewish audience in mind, Matthew begins tracing Jesus’ legal descent by highlighting that Jesus is the lawful offspring, or heir of God’s promise to Abraham, through whom all nations of the earth can obtain a blessing.

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