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NASB | Matthew 1:17 ¶ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:17 ¶ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen; from David to the Babylonian deportation (exile), fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian deportation to the Messiah, fourteen generations. |
Bible Question: matt.1-17 14 generations? I see 13 |
Bible Answer: mamooww, This is a royal line of succession. Mary is the thirteenth "generation" of the third set of fourteen here. She was adopted under Joseph as a collateral line descended form Solomon's brother Nathan as Luke shows. She was not adopted as Joseph's daughter, but she had to be brought into the legal line as the next generation to protect the rights of Jesus from any other children Joseph might have had or might later have. Mary was the only human parent of Jesus, so the fact that she was a woman was irrelevant. This odd fact is quickly explained as Matthew gives the account of the virgin birth. Just because she was married to Joseph does not make her legally part of his generation, no matter how close or far apart their ages. loavesnfishes |
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