Matthew 1:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ Jacob was the father of Joseph.\par Joseph was the husband of Mary,\par and Mary was the mother of Jesus.\par Jesus is called the Christ. {\cf2\super [6]} \par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, Who is called the Christ. (the Messiah, the Anointed)

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary—of whom Jesus was born, who is called the Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And Jacob conceived Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Matthew 1:16 Cross References

Matthew 1:15

Eliud was the father of Eleazar.\par Eleazar was the father of Matthan.\par Matthan was the father of Jacob.\par

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, {\cf2\super [229]} the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 16:20

Then Jesus warned his followers not to tell anyone that he was the Christ. {\cf2\super [233]}

Matthew 2:13

After the wise men left, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. The angel said, “Get up! Take the baby and his mother and escape to Egypt. Herod {\cf2\super [25]} will start looking for the baby. Herod wants to kill him. So stay in Egypt until I tell you \{it is safe\}.”

Matthew 27:17

All the people gathered at Pilate’s house. Pilate asked the people, “I will free one man for you. Which man do you want me to free: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ {\cf2\super [427]} ?”

Matthew 27:22

Pilate asked, “So what should I do with Jesus, the one called the Christ {\cf2\super [428]} ?”

Mark 6:3

He is only the carpenter. And his mother is Mary. He is the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters are here with us.” The people did not accept Jesus.

Luke 2:48

When Jesus’ parents saw him, they were amazed. His mother said to him, “Son, why did you do this to us? Your father and I were very worried about you. We have been looking for you.”

Luke 2:7

She gave birth to her first son (Jesus). There was not enough room for them in the house. So Mary wrapped the baby with pieces of cloth and laid the baby in a box where cattle are fed.

Luke 3:23

When Jesus began to teach, he was about 30 years old. People thought that Jesus was Joseph’s son. Joseph was the son of Eli.

Luke 4:22

All the people said good things about Jesus. They were amazed at the beautiful words Jesus spoke. The people said, “\{How can he speak like this?\} He is only Joseph’s son, isn’t he?”

John 4:25

The woman said, “I know that the Messiah is coming.” (Messiah is the One called Christ. {\cf2\super [66]})“When the Messiah comes, he will explain everything to us.”