Matthew 1:1 Parallel Translations
NASB: The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: (NASB ©1995)
GWT: This is the list of ancestors of Jesus Christ, descendant of David and Abraham.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
ASV: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
BBE: The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
DBY: Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.
ERV: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
WEY: The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
WBS: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
WEB: The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
YLT: A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
Matthew 1:1 Cross References
XREF:Genesis 22:18 "In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."

2 Samuel 7:12 "When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom.

Psalm 89:3 "I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant,

Psalm 132:11 The LORD has sworn to David A truth from which He will not turn back: "Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

Isaiah 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

Matthew 9:27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

Luke 1:32 "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;

Luke 1:69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David His servant--

Luke 3:32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

John 7:42 "Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"

Acts 13:23 "From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

Romans 1:3 concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,

Galatians 3:16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, "And to your seed," that is, Christ.

Revelation 22:16 "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star." (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
GSB: 1:1 The {1} {a} book of the {b} generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the {c} son of Abraham.
(1) Jesus Christ came of Abraham of the tribe of Judah, and of the family of David as God promised.
(a) Rehearsal: as the Hebrews used to speak; see Ge 5:1, the book of the generations.
(b) Of the ancestors from whom Christ came.
(c) Christ is also the son of Abraham.
PNT: 1:1 The Genealogy and Birth of Christ
SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 1. The Genealogy of Jesus Christ. Three Series of Fourteen Generations. The Betrothal of Mary and Joseph. The Immaculate Conception. The Purpose of Joseph. The Lord's Message in a Dream. The Name Jesus. The Prophecy of the Virgin. Immanuel. The Birth of Jesus.
The book of the generation. Literally, the book of birth, or genealogy. This title applies, not to the whole Gospel, but to the table of descent in the first seventeen verses. The title was possibly copied from some Hebrew document compiled from the genealogical tables.
Jesus Christ. Jesus, the personal name, which means Savior; Christ, the official title, which means Anointed. He is our Anointed Prophet, Priest, and King.
The son of David. The descendant. The prophets had declared that the Messiah should be of David's seed.
The son of Abraham. The Lord had promised Abraham (Ge 12:3 Ge 22:18) that in his seed all the world should be blessed. David and Abraham were the two greatest ancestors of Jesus, and are named because it had been predicted that he would be their descendant.
WES: 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ - That is, strictly speaking, the account of his birth and genealogy. This title therefore properly relates to the verse s that immediately follow: but as it sometimes signifies the history of a person, in that sense it may belong to the whole book. If there were any difficulties in this genealogy, or that given by St. Luke, which could not easily be removed, they would rather affect the Jewish tables, than the credit of the evangelists: for they act only as historians setting down these genealogies, as they stood in those public and allowed records. Therefore they were to take them as they found them. Nor was it needful they should correct the mistakes, if there were any. For these accounts sufficiently answer the end for which they are recited. They unquestionably prove the grand point in view, that Jesus was of the family from which the promised seed was to come. And they had more weight with the Jews for this purpose, than if alterations had been made by inspiration itself. For such alterations would have occasioned endless disputes between them and the disciples of our Lord. The son of David, the son of Abraham - He is so called, because to these he was more peculiarly promised; and of these it was often foretold the Messiah should spring. Luke 3:31.
MHC: 1:1-17 Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe the chief intention. It is not a needless genealogy. It is not a vain-glorious one, as those of great men often are. It proves that our Lord Jesus is of the nation and family out of which the Messiah was to arise. The promise of the blessing was made to Abraham and his seed; of the dominion, to David and his seed. It was promised to Abraham that Christ should descend from him, Ge 12:3; 22:18; and to David that he should descend from him, 2Sa 7:12; Ps 89:3, &c.; 132:11; and, therefore, unless Jesus is a son of David, and a son of Abraham, he is not the Messiah. Now this is here proved from well-known records. When the Son of God was pleased to take our nature, he came near to us, in our fallen, wretched condition; but he was perfectly free from sin: and while we read the names in his genealogy, we should not forget how low the Lord of glory stooped to save the human race.
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