Matthew 1:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.”
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“But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and did not know her till she brought forth her son--the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 1:25 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 2 Samuel 6:23And Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.
- 1 Kings 1:4The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).