Matthew 1:25 - Plain English Version

²⁵ But he did not sleep with her, like a man does with his wife, until after her son was born. And he named the baby Jesus.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ and knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ But he had no union with her as her husband until she had borne her firstborn Son; and he called His name Jesus.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.

Common English Bible

²⁵ But he didn’t have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Joseph called him Jesus.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ And he knew her not, yet she bore her son, the firstborn. And he called his name JESUS.

Matthew 1:25 Cross References

Matthew 1:21

She will have a baby boy, and you will name him Jesus. (That name Jesus means God saves.) You see, he will save his people, so that God will not punish them for the bad things they do.”

Matthew 1:24

Joseph woke up and did what God’s angel told him to do. He married Mary.

Luke 1:31

Listen. You will soon have a baby boy, and you will call him Jesus.

Luke 2:21

You know, the law of Moses said that they had to do a young man operation on all baby boys as soon as they were 8 days old. So Mary’s baby had that operation, and they gave him his name, Jesus, at that time. That’s the name that God’s angel messenger told Mary to call him, before she started to carry that baby inside her.

Romans 8:29

A long time ago, God knew about each of us, and he knew which of us will believe in him, so he planned to make us like his son. He sent Jesus to us. He is God’s son, and he is like the older brother to all of us.