Matthew 1:16 - Plain English Version

¹⁶ Jacob was the father of Joseph. Joseph was the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus. Jesus is the Christ, the man that God promised to send to save us.

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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.

Matthew 1:16 Cross References

Matthew 1:15

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

Matthew 2:13

After those wise men went away, Joseph had a dream. He heard God’s angel messenger say, “Herod will try to kill the boy, so get up and take Jesus and Mary to Egypt country, and stay there until I tell you to come back.”

Luke 1:27

He went there to a young girl that was not married. Her name was Mary. Before that time, Mary didn’t ever sleep with any man, like a woman does with her husband. She was promised to a man that was called Joseph. He belonged to the family of David, the man that was the big boss a long time ago.

Luke 2:48

His mother and father were shocked, and Mary said, “My son, why did you do this to us? Your father and me, we have been worried about you. We have been looking everywhere for you, for 3 days.”

Luke 4:22

All those people started talking together. They said good things about Jesus, and they said, “Wow. He talked real good. But we know this man, he is Joseph’s son.”

John 4:25

The woman said to Jesus, “I know that a special man is coming. He is the man that God promised to send. He is the one called the Messiah, or the Christ. After he comes, he will tell us everything we need to know.”