Matthew 1:18

From Textus Receptus

Current revision

• ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 1:18 Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γέννησις οὕτως ἠν. μνηστευθείσης γὰρ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτούς, εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ Πνεύματος ἁγίου.

(Textus Receptus, Novum Testamentum, Theodore Beza, 5th major edition. Geneva. 1598)

• Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

(King James Version, Pure Cambridge Edition 1900)

• Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph before they came together, she was found with child from the Holy Spirit.

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Interlinear

Commentary

The birth γέννησις

γέννησις or γένησις

There is a minor variant which does not directly affect English translations in verse 18 but does in verse 1. It causes issues in Greek, creating definitional and translational issues. γέννησις (gennesis) from Beza's TR means “birth” in the KJV, and genesis from the Westcott and Hort type texts also means “birth” in modern versions. Beza's gennesis is to be preferred as the better reading agreeing with the Majority Byzantine, Lectionaries 2378 & 1968; Jerome’s Latin Vulgate, and various ancient church writers e.g., Irenaeus, Origen, and Chrysostom, while the critical text’s reading (with support from the Alexandrian Text and e.g., Armenian Version), has the danger that genesis (nominative singular feminine, from genesis-eos, can also mean “creation,” so that an Arian heretic could misuse the critical text’s altered reading in a way he could not misuse the Beza's reading of gennesis (nominative singular feminine, from gennesis-eos, e). An Arian (Such as a Jehovah's Witness) could claim Christ’s “genesis” or origins or existence (James 3:6) date from his conception in Mary’s womb. The context of Matthew 1:18 has led those using the critical text’s genesis here to translate it as “birth” (ASV), as an ASV footnote correctly says at “birth,” “Or, ‘generation,’” though then qualifies this as being synonymous with the “generation” of Matthew 1:1. Nevertheless, the danger still exists, that a future version could say that it shows that Christ’s ‘genesis’ or origins were at his conception in Mary.” The critical text open the door to anti Trinitarianism. It must be noted that while having similar roots, Matthew 1:1 is 'genesis' translated as generation (also translated as nature) never as birth, nor as genealogy, which is a separate and distinct word used in the Pastorals.

In in Matthew 1:16 the concept of a birth (εγεννήθη), coupled with also the angel’s reference to Jesus’ conception (γεννήθη) in 1:18, and the birth (γεννηθέντος) of Jesus in 2:1, is internal evidence for γέννησις. In the Nestle-Aland27/UBS4 apparatus, it states that Irenaeus (writing in southern France, 180) and Origen (writing in Caesarea, from about 230-250) support Beza's γεννησις.

Jesus Christ

Concerning “the birth of Jesus Christ,” James White states:

“In chapter 3 we noted how scribes could change a passage due to familiarity with a parallel account in another place, or due to their familiarity with the passage’s use in the church. Erasmus realized the exact same thing. With reference to the phrase “Jesus Christ” at Matthew 1:18, Erasmus, noting that the Latin only had “Christ,” said, “However I suspect ‘Jesus’ was added by a scribe because the passage is customarily recited in this way by the church.”” White’s comments above demonstrate that he believes that the word “Jesus” as found in Matthew 1:18 in the AV1611 is a ‘scribal addition.’ (3 p 59)

But the RV, NIV, JB, NASV agreeing with the reading of the KJV. The DR, JR, being influenced by the Vulgate, omit “Jesus” here in Matthew 1:18. Of the critical editions, only Tregelles omits “Jesus” in Matthew 1:18.

Ιησου (Jesus) — W

Χριστου (Christ) — 71 Latt syr^s,c Diatessaron^syr Theophilus Irenaeus^lat Chromatius Jerome^pt Augustine

Χριστου Ιησου (Christ Jesus) — B Origen^pt Jerome^pt

Ιησου Χριστου (Jesus Christ) — rell

For γὰρ

The critical text omits “gar (for),” but the translation still reads like the KJV, “when his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph” (ASV). Thus with or without the Greek “for (gar),” one would translate the verse the same.

Erasmus

Erasmus’ Greek has Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, but his Vulgate only has ‘Christi’. Erasmus wrote concerning this:

“But I suspect that ‘Jesus’ was added either by a scribe or out of the practice of ecclesiastical recitation”

^{(“Suspicor autem additum ‘Iesu’ vel a scriba vel ex consuetudine recitationis ecclesiasticae”; in the annotation ‘Christi autem generatio’—ASD VI–5, p. 74 ll. 226–227; 1522).}

Chi Rho monogram

The Chi Rho monogram from the Book of Kells is the most lavish such monogram

In Insular Gospel Books (that is those books produced in the monasteries of Ireland, England and Scotland or on the continent in monasteries founded by Irish missionaries) this verse has an importance not seen in other medieval Gospel Books. In the Vulgate (which was used in these books), the verse reads:

Christi autem generatio sic erat cum esset desponsata mater eius Maria Ioseph antequam convenirent inventa est in utero habens de Spiritu Sancto

In medieval writing the word Christ was often abbreviated using the Greek letters Chi (X) and Rho (P). The word Christi (of Christ) was then written XPi. The verses Matthew 1:1 through Matthew 1:17 give the genealogy of Joseph, with the actual narrative of Christ's birth starting at Matthew 1:18. Insular scribes treated Matthew 1:1-17 as an almost separate work from the rest of Matthew. Insular scribes also started a tradition of giving the opening few words of each of the Gospels an elaborate decorative treatment. Accordingly, the Insular scribes gave the opening Chi Rho monogram an increasingly elaborate decoration. This trend culminated in the Book of Kells (pictured), where the monogram has taken over the entire page. Although later scribes (such as those of the Carolingian Renaissance) followed the Insular tradition of giving elaborate decorative treatments to the opening words of texts, including the Gospels, they did not follow the tradition of decoration this verse. The presence of a decorated Chi Rho monogram within a manuscript can then be seen as indicative of Insular influence.

Quum in Beza’s Latin

cum as a conjunction (i.e. ‘when’, ‘because’ etc) is quom in old Latin. Two regular changes lead it to become cum: -om to -um, and quu to cu. Quum is what it looks like with just the first of those changes. It’s quite common in pre-20th century printings because it lets you distinguish between cum ‘with’ and quum ‘when, since’.

Greek

Textus Receptus

• 1514 (Complutensian Polyglot)

See Also Matthew 1:18 Complutensian Polyglot 1514

Desiderius Erasmus

• 1516 (Erasmus 1st Novum Instrumentum omne)
• 1519 (Erasmus 2nd)
• 1522 (Erasmus 3rd Novum Testamentum omne)
• 1527 (Erasmus 4th)
• 1535 (Erasmus 5th)

Colinæus

• 1534 (Colinæus)

Stephanus (Robert Estienne)

• 1546 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 1st)
• 1549 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 2nd)
• 1550 Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γέννησις οὕτως ἠν· μνηστευθείσης γὰρ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτούς, εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 3rd - Editio Regia)
• 1551 Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γέννησις οὕτως ἠν· μνηστευθείσης γὰρ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτούς, εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 4th)

Theodore Beza

• 1565 (Beza 1st)
• 1565 (Beza Octavo 1st)
• 1567 (Beza Octavo 2nd)
• 1580 (Beza Octavo 3rd)
• 1582 (Beza 2nd)
• 1589 (Beza 3rd)
• 1590 (Beza Octavo 4th)
• 1598 Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γέννησις οὕτως ἠν. μνηστευθείσης γὰρ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτούς, εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ Πνεύματος ἁγίου. (Beza 4th)

See Also Matthew 1:18 Beza 1598 (Beza)

• 1604 (Beza Octavo 5th)

Elzevir

• 1624 (Elzevir)
• 1633 (Elzevir)
• 1641 (Elzevir)

Scholz

• 1841 (Scholz)

Scrivener

• 1894 Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γέννησις οὕτως ἦν. μνηστευθείσης γὰρ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺς, εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ Πνεύματος Ἀγίου. (F. H. A. Scrivener , The New Testament in the Original Greek according to the Text followed in the Authorised Version - Cambridge University Press).

Other Greek

• 1857 (Tregelles' Greek New Testament)
• Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γένεσις οὕτως ἦν. μνηστευθείσης τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου. (Tischendorf 8th Ed.)
• 1881 ΤΟΥ ΔΕ ΙΗΣΟΥ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ ἡ γένεσις οὕτως ἦν. Μνηστευθείσης τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου. (Westcott & Hort)
• 1904 Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γένεσις οὕτως ἦν· μνηστευθείσης τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ Πνεύματος ἁγίου. (Greek orthodox Church)
• 1904 Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γένεσις οὕτως ἦν. μνηστευθείσης τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου. (Nestle)

Anglo Saxon Translations

• 1000 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Manuscript 140, Corpus Christi College by Aelfric)

• 1200 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Hatton Manuscript 38, Bodleian Library by unknown author)

English Translations

• 1380 (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)
• 1395 But the generacioun of Crist was thus. Whanne Marie, the modir of Jhesu, was spousid to Joseph, bifore thei camen togidere, she was foundun hauynge of the Hooli Goost in the wombe. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)
• 1534 The byrthe of Iesus Christ was on thys wyse. When hys mother Mary was betrouthed to Ioseph before they came to dwell to gedder she was foude with chylde by ye holy goost. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)
• 1535 The byrth of Christ was on thys wyse: When his mother Mary was maried to Ioseph before they came together, she was foude with chylde by ye holy goost, (Coverdale Bible)
• 1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)
• 1540 The byrth of Iesus Chryst was on this wyse. When his mother Mary was maryed to Ioseph (before they came to dwell togeather) she was founde with chylde by the holy ghoost. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)
• 1549 The byrth of Iesus Christe was ou thys wise. When hys mother Mary was betrouthed to Ioseph, before they came to dwell together, she was founde with chylde by the holye Ghost. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)
• 1557 (Geneva 1557) by William Whittingham
• 1560
• 1568 The birth of Iesus Christe was on this wise. When as his mother Marie was betrouthed to Ioseph (before they came together) she was founde with chylde of the holy ghost. (Bishop's Bible First Edition)
• 1572 (Bishop's Bible)
• 1582 (Rheims 1582)
• 1587 Nowe the birth of Iesvs Christ was thus, When as his mother Mary was betrothed to Ioseph, before they came together, shee was found with childe of the holy Ghost. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham
• 1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham
• 1611 Now the birth of Iesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Ioseph (before they came together) shee was found with childe of the holy Ghost. (King James Version)
• 1729 Now the manner of Christ's birth was this: his mother Mary being promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she became pregnant by the holy Spirit. (Mace New Testament)
• 1745 Now the generation of Christ was on this wise, When as Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with Child of the Holy Ghost. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)
• 1762 (King James Version)
• 1769 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)
• 1770 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in wise: when Mary his mother was promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Ghost: (Worsley Version by John Worsley)
• 1790 Now the birth of Christ was on this wise: His mother Mary, being espoused to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child by the Holy Ghost. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)
• 1795 Now the generation of Jesus Christ was attended with these circumstances: His mother Mary being betrothed to Joseph, before they cohabited together, she was found with child from the Holy Spirit. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)
• 1833 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner: When his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Spirit. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)
• 1835 Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened thus: Mary his mother had been espoused to Joseph; but before they came together, she proved to be with child by the Holy Spirit. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)
• 1849 NOW the nativity of Jeshu the Meshicha was thus: While Mariam his mother was betrothed to Jauseph, before they could be consociated, she was found to be with child from the Spirit of Holiness. (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)
• 1850 (King James Version by Committee)
• 1851 And the birth of Jesus the Messiah was thus. While his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they had cohabited, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. (Murdock Translation)
• 1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society
• 1858 The birth of Christ was thus. His mother Mary having been espoused to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)
• 1865 Of the now Jesus Anointed the birth thus was. Being espoused for the mother of him Mary to the Joseph, before either came together them, she was found in womb having by a spirit holy. (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)
• 1865 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was after this manner. His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child by the Holy Spirit. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)
• 1869 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)
• 1873 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)
• 1885 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)
• 1890 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother, Mary, that is, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of [the] Holy Spirit. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)
• 1898 And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit, (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)
• 1901 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)
• 1902 Now the birth, of [Jesus] Christ, was, thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph,––before they came together, she was found with child by [the] Holy Spirit. (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)
• 1902 The birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, was found having gestation from the Holy Ghost. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)
• 1904 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit. (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)
• 1904 The birth of Jesus Christ took place as follows:—His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be with child by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)
• 1911 (Syrus Scofield)
• 1912 (Weymouth New Testament)
• 1918 But the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: After his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)
• 1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)
• 1982 (New King James Version) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
• 1984 (New International Version)(NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®
• 1995 (New American Standard Bible) NASB (©1995)
• 1999 (American King James Version)AKJV
• 2000 (King James 2000 Bible©)
• 2005 (Today’s New International Version)
• (BBE)
• 2009 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)(HCSB) Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.
• (21st Century King James Version) Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc.
• (Common English Bible) Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible
• (GOD’S WORD Translation)(GW) Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
• (Contemporary English Version)(CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
• (New Living Translation)(NLT) Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation.
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• (The Message) (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson
• (New International Reader's Version) (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®.
• (Wycliffe New Testament)

Foreign Language Versions

See also Bible translations into Afrikaans

Afrikaans

• 1933 (Ta Biblia Ta Logia - J. D. du Toit, E. E. van Rooyen, J. D. Kestell, H. C. M. Fourie, and BB Keet
• 1953
• 1982 Paraphrase - Die Lewende Bybel, Christelike Uitgewersmaatskappy (CUM)
• 1982 South African Bible Society - E. P. Groenewald, A. H. van Zyl, P. A. Verhoef, J. L. Helberg, and W. Kempen
• 1983 © Bybelgenootskap van Suid Afrika
• 2001 The Nuwe Wêreld-vertaling van die Heilige Skrif is an Afrikaans translation of the 1984 English translation of the Bible by the Watchtower Society.
• 2002 Die Boodskap
• 2002 DieBybel@Kinders.co.za - Gert Prinsloo, Phil Botha, Willem Boshoff, Hennie Stander, Dirk Human, Stephan Joubert, and Jan van der Watt.
• 2006 The Nuwe Lewende Vertaling (literally "New Living Translation")
• 2008 Bybel vir Almal - South African Bible Society, Bart Oberholzer, Bernard Combrink, Hermie van Zyl, Francois Tolmie, Christo van der Merwe, Rocco Hough en Elmine Roux.
• 2014 Direct Translation, South African Bible Society
• 2014 Afrikaans Standard Version, CUM Books

Akan

Albabian

Amuzgo de Guerrero

• 1973 Amuzgo de Guerrero (AMU) Copyright © 1973, 1999 by La Liga Biblica
• 1999

Armenian

Arabic

• 1516
• 1591
• 1616
• 1622
• 1671 Biblia Arabica. de propaganda fide. Arabic and Latin Bible printed in Rome by Abraham Ecchellensis and Louis Maracci
• اما ولادة يسوع المسيح فكانت هكذا. لما كانت مريم امه مخطوبة ليوسف قبل ان يجتمعا وجدت حبلى من الروح القدس. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)
• 1988 Arabic Life Application Bible (ALAB) Copyright © 1988 by Biblica
• 2009 Arabic Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-AR) Copyright © 2009 by World Bible Translation Center

Aramaic/Syriac

• ܝܠܕܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܟܕ ܡܟܝܪܐ ܗܘܬ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܡܗ ܠܝܘܤܦ ܥܕܠܐ ܢܫܬܘܬܦܘܢ ܐܫܬܟܚܬ ܒܛܢܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

• 1571 Bada Iesus Christen sortzea hunela içan da. Ecen Maria haren ama Iosephequin fedatua cela, hec elkargana gabe, içorra eriden cedin Spiritu sainduaganic.

Bulgarian

• 1940 А рождението на Исуса Христа биде така: след като бе сгодена майка му Мария за Иосифа, преди да бяха се съединили тя се намери непразна от Светия Дух. (1940 Bulgarian Bible)
• А рождението на Исуса Христа биде така: след като бе сгодена майка му Мария за Иосифа, преди да бяха се съединили тя се намери непразна от Светия Дух. (Матей 1:18) (Bulgarian Bible)

Cherokee

• 1860 Cherokee New Testament (CHR)

Chinese

• 1 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))
• 1 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))
• 1:18 (Chinese King James Version)

Croatian

Czech

• 1613

Danish

Dutch

• 1619

Esperanto

Finnish

• 1619
• 1938

French

• Or la naissance de Jésus Christ arriva ainsi: sa mère, Marie, étant fiancée à Joseph, avant qu'ils fussent ensemble, se trouva enceinte par l'Esprit Saint. (French Darby)
• 1744 Or la naissance de Jésus-Christ arriva en cette manière. Comme Marie sa mère eut été fiancée à Joseph, avant qu'ils fussent ensemble, elle se trouva enceinte [par l'opération] du Saint-Esprit. (Martin 1744)
• 1744 Or, la naissance de Jésus-Christ arriva ainsi: Marie, sa mère, ayant été fiancée à Joseph, se trouva enceinte par la vertu du Saint-Esprit, avant qu'ils eussent été ensemble. (Ostervald 1744)
• 1864 (Augustin Crampon)
• 1910 Voici de quelle manière arriva la naissance de Jésus -Christ. Marie, sa mère, ayant été fiancée à Joseph, se trouva enceinte, par la vertu du Saint -Esprit, avant qu’ils eussent habité ensemble. (Louis Segond)
• 2006 (King James Française)

German

• 1545 Die Geburt Christi war aber also getan. Als Maria, seine Mutter, dem Joseph vertrauet war, ehe er sie heimholete, erfand sich's, daß sie schwanger war von dem Heiligen Geist. (Luther 1545)
• 1871 Die Geburt Jesu Christi war aber also: Als nämlich Maria, seine Mutter, dem Joseph verlobt war, wurde sie, ehe sie zusammengekommen waren, schwanger erfunden von dem Heiligen Geiste. (Elberfelder 1871)
• 1912 Die Geburt Christi war aber also getan. Als Maria, seine Mutter, dem Joseph vertraut war, fand sich's ehe er sie heimholte, daß sie schwanger war von dem heiligen Geist. (Luther 1912)

Greek

• 1904 (Greek Orthodox (B. Antoniades))
• Modern Greek (Trinitarian Bible Society)

Hungarian

Indonesian

Italian

• 1649 OR la natività di Gesù Cristo avvenne in questo modo. Maria, sua madre, essendo stata sposata a Giuseppe, avanti che fossero venuti a stare insieme si trovò gravida; il che era dello Spirito Santo. (Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)
• 1927 Or la nascita di Gesù Cristo avvenne in questo modo. Maria, sua madre, era stata promessa sposa a Giuseppe; e prima che fossero venuti a stare insieme, si trovò incinta per virtù dello Spirito Santo. (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

• 1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Kabyle

Khmer

• 1928

Latin

• Christi autem generatio sic erat cum esset desponsata mater eius Maria Ioseph antequam convenirent inventa est in utero habens de Spiritu Sancto Latin Vulgate
• 1527 (Erasmus 1527)
• 1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)
• 1565 (Beza)
• 1598 (Beza)

Latvian

Maori

• 1833
• 1837
• 1858
• 1868 (Formal translation based on the Greek 'Received Text': Trinitarian Bible Society)
• 1833
• 1952

Norwegian

• 1930

Pidgin

• 1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Portugese

Potawatomi

• 1833 (Potawatomi Matthew and Acts)

Romainian

• 1551 (Slavic-Romanian Gospel)
• 1561 (Coresi's Gospel)
• 1570 (The Braşov Psalm Book) Psalms Only
• 1582 (Palia from Orăştie)
• 1648 (The New Testament of Alba Iulia)
• 1688 (Biblia de la Bucureşti - Bucharest Bible)
• 1911 (Nitzulescu - British and Foreign Bible Society)
• 1921 (Cornilescu)
• 1924 (Cornilescu - British and Foreign Bible Society)
• 1989 (Gute Botschaft Verlag)
• 2010 (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna - Textus Receptus Based)
• 2013 (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba română - based upon the Textus Receptus / King James Version)
• 2014 (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba română - based upon the Textus Receptus / King James Version)
• 2014 (Cornilescu 90th anniversary definitive edition - British and Foreign Bible Society)
• 2015 Şi naşterea lui Isus Cristos afost astfel: Pe când Maria, mamalui, era logodită cu Iosif, înainteca să fie ei împreună, ea s-a aflatînsărcinată din Duhul Sfânt. (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

• 1876 Рождество Иисуса Христа было так: по обручении Матери Его Марии с Иосифом, прежде нежели сочетались они, оказалось, что Она имеет во чреве от Духа Святаго. Russian Synodal Version
• Phonetically: Rodoslovie Iisusa Hrista, Syna Davidova, Syna Avraamova.

Sanskrit

• 1851

Shur

Spanish

See Also Bible translations (Spanish)

• 1543 (Francisco de Enzinas New Testament)
• 1556 (Juan Perez de Pineda New Testament and book of Psalms)
• 1569 (Sagradas Escrituras)
• 1814 Valera Revision
• 1817 Valera Revision
• 1831 Valera Revision
• 1858 Reina Valera
• 1862 Valera Revision
• 1865 Valera Revision (American Bible Society Revisión)
• 1869 Valera Revision
• 1909 (Reina-Valera) Antigua Spanish Bible
• 1960 Versión Reina-Valera (Eugene Nida )
• 1987 Translation from English. Publisher: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.
• 1994 Nuevo Testamento versión Recobro
• 1997 (La Biblia de las Américas) (©1997)
• 1999 Nueva Versión Internacional (NVI)
• 2002 (1602 Purificada)
• 2009 Santa Biblia: Reina-Valera
• 1 Y el nacimiento de Jesucristo fué así: Que siendo María su madre desposada con José, antes que se juntasen, se halló haber concebido del Espíritu Santo. (Reina Valera Gómez)

Swahili

• Basi, hivi ndivyo Yesu Kristo alivyozaliwa: Maria, mama yake, alikuwa ameposwa na Yosefu. Lakini kabla hawajakaa pamoja kama mume na mke, alionekana kuwa mja mzito kwa uwezo wa Roho Mtakatifu.

Swedish

• 1917 Med Jesu Kristi födelse gick det så till. Sedan Maria, hans moder, hade blivit trolovad med Josef, befanns hon, förrän de kommo tillsammans, vara havande av helig ande. (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

• 1905 Ang pagkapanganak nga kay Jesucristo ay ganito: Nang si Maria na kaniyang ina ay magaasawa kay Jose, bago sila magsama ay nasumpungang siya'y nagdadalang-tao sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu Santo. (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Thai

(Thai KJV)

Turkish

Ukrainian

Urdu

• 1878 (Hindustani Roman Script)
• 1938 (Urdu Revised Version. British and Foreign Bible Society, 1938)
• 2016 (Urdu Bible)

Vietnamese

• 1934 Vả, sự giáng sinh của Ðức Chúa Jêsus Christ đã xảy ra như vầy: Khi Ma-ri, mẹ Ngài, đã hứa gả cho Giô-sép, song chưa ăn ở cùng nhau, thì người đã chịu thai bởi Ðức Thánh Linh. (Ma-thi-ô 1:17 Vietnamese Bible) (VIET)

Welsh

• 1567 (William Salesbury, printed in 1567 by Humphrey Toy)
• 1588 (William Morgan)
• 1620 (William Morgan)
• 1824
• 1988 (New Welsh Bible)
• 2004
• 2011 (beibl.net 2011 by Arfon Jones)

See Also

• Matthew 1:18 Timeline

External Links

• Wikipedia Article on Matthew 1:18
• Matthew 1:18 - Two Doctrinally Significant Variants in One Verse by James Snapp Jr. Snapp holds to an Equitable Eclectic position.
• Matthew 1:18 in the Bodmin Gospels British Library.

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