THE TWO GENEALOGIES IN MATTHEW AND LUKE
Sect. 3. APPARENTLY JOSEPH'S GENEALOGY IN MATTHEW AND MARY'S IN LUKE[a]
Matt. 1:1-17. (_Cf._ 1 Chron. |Luke 3:23-38. (_Cf._ 1 Chron. 1:1-4,
1:34; 2:1-25; 3:1-19.) |24-28; 2:1-15; 3:17; Ruth 4:18-22.)
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1 [1]The book of the | Being the son (as was supposed)
[2]generation of Jesus Christ,| of Joseph, the _son_ of Heli,
the son of David, the son of |24 the _son_ of Matthat, the _son_
Abraham. | of Levi, the _son_ of Melchi, the
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and | _son_ of Jannai, the _son_ of
Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob |25 Joseph, the _son_ of Mattathias,
begat Judah and his brethren; | the _son_ of Amos, the _son_ of
3 and Judah begat Perez and | Nahum, the _son_ of Esli, the
Zerah of Tamar; and Perez |26 _son_ of Naggai, the _son_ of
begat Hezron; and Hezron begat| Maath, the _son_ of Mattathias,
4 [3]Ram; and [3]Ram begat | the _son_ of Semein, the _son_ of
Amminadab; and Amminadab begat|27 Josech, the _son_ of Joda, the
Nahshon; and Nahshon begat | _son_ of Joanan, the _son_ of
5 Salmon; and Salmon begat Boaz | Rhesa, the _son_ of Zerubbabel,
of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed | the _son_ of [7]Shealtiel, the
of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;|28 _son_ of Neri, the _son_ of
6 and Jesse begat David the | Melchi, the _son_ of Addi, the
king. | _son_ of Cosam, the _son_ of
And David begat Solomon of |29 Elmadam, the _son_ of Er, the
her _that had been the wife_ | _son_ of Jesus, the _son_ of
7 of Uriah; and Solomon begat | Eliezer, the _son_ of Jorim, the
Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat | _son_ of Matthat, the _son_ of
Abijah; and Abijah begat |30 Levi, the _son_ of Symeon, the
8 [4]Asa; and [4]Asa begat | _son_ of Judas, the _son_ of
Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat | Joseph, the _son_ of Jonam, the
begat Joram; and Joram begat |31 _son_ of Eliakim, the _son_ of
9 Uzziah; and Uzziah begat | Melea, the _son_ of Menna, the
Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz;| _son_ of Mattatha, the _son_ of
10 and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; and |32 Nathan, the _son_ of David, the
Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and | _son_ of Jesse, the _son_ of
Manasseh begat [5]Amon; and | Obed, the _son_ of Boaz, the
11 [5]Amon begat Josiah; and | _son_ of [8]Salmon, the _son_ of
Josiah begat Jechoniah and his|33 Nahshon, the _son_ of Amminadab,
brethren, at the time of the | [9]the _son_ of [10]Arni, the
[6]carrying away to Bablyon. | _son_ of Hezron, the _son_ of
12 And after the [6]carrying |34 Perez, the _son_ of Judah, the
away to Babylon, Jechoniah | _son_ of Jacob, the _son_ of
begat [7]Shealtiel; and | Isaac, the _son_ of Abraham, the
[7]Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;| _son_ of Terah, the _son_ of
13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; |35 Nahor, the _son_ of Serug, the
and Abiud begat Eliakim; and | _son_ of Reu, the _son_ of Peleg,
14 Eliakim begat Azor; and Azor | the _son_ of Eber, the _son_ of
begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat |36 Shelah, the _son_ of Cainan, the
Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; | _son_ of Arphaxad, the _son_ of
15 and Eliud begat Eleazar; and | Shem, the _son_ of Noah, the
Eleazar begat Matthan; and |37 _son_ of Lamech, the _son_ of
16 Matthan begat Jacob; and Jacob| Methuselah, the _son_ of Enoch,
begat Joseph the husband of | the _son_ of Jared, the _son_ of
Mary, of whom was born[b] | Mahalaleel, the _son_ of Cainan,
Jesus, who is called Christ. |38 the _son_ of Enos, the _son_ of
17 So all the generations from | Seth, the _son_ of Adam, the
Abraham unto David are | _son_ of God.
fourteen generations; and from|
David unto the [6]carrying |
away to Babylon fourteen |
generations; and from the |
[6]carrying away to Babylon |
unto the Christ fourteen |
generations.[c] |
[Footnote 1: Or, _The genealogy of Jesus Christ_.]
[Footnote 2: Or, _birth_: as in ver. 18.]
[Footnote 3: Gr. _Aram_.]
[Footnote 4: Gr. _Asaph_.]
[Footnote 5: Gr. _Amos_.]
[Footnote 6: Or, _removal to Babylon_.]
[Footnote 7: Gr. _Salathiel_.]
[Footnote 8: Some ancient authorities write _Sala_.]
[Footnote 9: Many ancient authorities insert _the son of Admin_;
and one writes _Admin_ for _Amminadab_.]
[Footnote 10: Some ancient authorities write _Aram_.]
[Footnote a: This view is not accepted by all scholars, though it is
found as early as Eusebius (_Hist. Eccl._ i, 7). See note 5 at end of
Harmony.]
[Footnote b: The Sinaitic Syriac, against all the early Greek
manuscripts, reads in Matt. 1:16: "But Joseph, to whom the Virgin Mary
was betrothed, begat Jesus." This ancient Ebionitic text is followed by
Von Soden in his _Griechisches Neues Testament_ and by Moffatt in his
_New Translation of the New Testament_, but it is difficult to believe it
genuine, for in Matt. 1:18-22 the writer pictures Joseph as on the point
of putting Mary away privily. The two reports in the Sinaitic Syriac
flatly contradict each other. Those who accept it say that the writer of
the Virgin Birth view in 1:18-20 overlooked 1:16 (certainly a serious
oversight). It is easier to think that an Ebionitic scribe in copying
altered 1:16, but passed by 1:18-20. The Ebionites denied the deity of
Jesus. Both Matthew and Luke (1:26-38) give the Virgin Birth of Jesus,
but they preserve separate traditions on the subject.]
[Footnote c: Observe that Matthew's three divisions of the genealogy
represent three great periods in the history of Israel. See note 5 at end
of Harmony for discussion of the differences between the genealogies in
Matthew and in Luke.]