Matthew 1:16
ContextNETBible | and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom 1 Jesus was born, who is called Christ. 2 |
XREF | Mt 1:18-25; Mt 2:13; Mt 27:17,22; Mr 6:3; Lu 1:27; Lu 1:31-35; Lu 2:4,5,48; Lu 2:7,10,11; Lu 3:23; Lu 4:22; Joh 4:25 |
NET © Notes |
1 tc There are three significant variant readings at this point in the text. Some sn The pronoun whom is feminine gender in the Greek text, referring to Mary. 2 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” sn The term χριστός (cristos) was originally an adjective (“anointed”), developing in LXX into a substantive (“an anointed one”), then developing still further into a technical generic term (“the anointed one”). In the intertestamental period it developed further into a technical term referring to the hoped-for anointed one, that is, a specific individual. In the NT the development starts there (technical-specific), is so used in the gospels, and then develops in Paul to mean virtually Jesus’ last name. |