[This is] a record of the family background of Jesus Christ, the descendant of David, who was the descendant of Abraham. [Note: The following is an incomplete lineage through Jesus’ step-father Joseph].
Luke 1:33 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And He will rule over the [spiritual] descendants of Jacob forever and there will be no end to His kingdom.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He will reign over the house of Jacob throughout the ages; and of His reign there will be no end. [Isa. 9:6, 7; Dan. 2:44.] American Standard Version (1901) and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Common English Bible He will rule over Jacob’s house forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom.” Catholic Public Domain Version And his kingdom shall have no end." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And of his kingdom there shall be no end. |
[This is] a record of the family background of Jesus Christ, the descendant of David, who was the descendant of Abraham. [Note: The following is an incomplete lineage through Jesus’ step-father Joseph].
Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.
And Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have never had sex with a man?”
But it is not as if the word of God [i.e., His promise to Israel] has failed [in its fulfillment]. For not all those descended from the Israelites are [truly] Israelites [i.e., God’s people].
And if you belong to Christ, then you are [truly] Abraham’s seed [i.e., his spiritual descendants] and thereby [you will] inherit what was promised to him [i.e., God’s blessings].
To all those people who live by this rule, may there be peace and mercy [from God] in their lives; that is, upon [those people who are truly] God’s “Israel” [i.e., the church].
For we [Christians] are the [true] circumcision [i.e., the real “Jews” in God’s eyes. See Rom. 2:28-29]. We worship by means of God’s Holy Spirit [i.e., are empowered and motivated by the Holy Spirit], and boast in [the person and work of] Christ Jesus, and [we] place no confidence in the flesh [i.e., in any outward ritual or status for salvation].
But God says [this] about the Son [Psa. 97:7], “Your throne [i.e. kingdom], O God [Note: “God” is here applied to Jesus], will last forever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter [i.e., the standard for ruling] of your kingdom.
Then the seventh angel sounded its trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord [i.e., God] and of His Christ, and He will rule forever and ever.”