The Birth of Jesus
Matthew 1:25
In 9 translations
- BSB
- But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.Literally he did not know her
- KJV
- And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
- WEB
- and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
- ASV
- and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.
- LSV
- and did not know her until she brought forth her Son—the firstborn, and he called His Name Jesus.
- YLT
- and did not know her till she brought forth her son — the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.
- DBY
- and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.
- DRC
- And he knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
- GNV
- But he knew her not, til she had broght forth her first borne sonne, and he called his name JESUS.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον (“of her the firstborn”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τὸν (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: υἱόν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read υἱόν; Robinson–Pierpont read τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκεν αὐτὴν ἕως οὗ ἔτεκεν υἱόν· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν.
- RP2018
- καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκεν αὐτὴν ἕως οὗ ἔτεκεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν.
- TR-Boyd
- καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκεν αὐτὴν ἕως οὗ ἔτεκε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον· καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν.
- SCR1894
- και ουκ εγινωσκεν αυτην εως ου ετεκεν τον υιον αυτης τον πρωτοτοκον και εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτου ιησουν
Who and where
👤 Jesus Christ◆ An Angel Speaks to Joseph in a Dream
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
MaryRehoboamInnocents, Massacre of theContinenceVirgin BirthBrethren of the LordGenealogyFirst-BegottenBrotherAntediluvian Patriarchs
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 2:21When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
- Exodus 13:2“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”
- Exodus 22:29You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
- Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
- Luke 2:7And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
- Romans 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
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