Matthew 1:16

¹⁴ And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

¹⁵ And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
KJV: And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
WEB: Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
ASV: and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
DARBY: and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
BLB: and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, out of whom was begotten Jesus, the One being called Christ.

ÅB: Jakob var far til Josef, Marias mann, og av henne ble Jesus født, han som kalles Kristus.
OTB: og Jakob fikk Josef, Marias mann, som fødte Jesus, som kalles Messias.
B1930: Jakob var far til Josef, Marias mann, og av henne blev Jesus født, han som kalles Kristus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 27:17
Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
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Luke 3:23
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
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John 4:25
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
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Luke 1:31–35
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
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Matthew 27:22
Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
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Luke 2:4–5
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
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Luke 2:48
And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
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Matthew 2:13
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
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