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NASB | Matthew 1:25 but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:25 but he kept her a virgin until she had given birth to a Son [her firstborn child]; and he named Him Jesus (The LORD is salvation). |
Subject: Was Mary a virgin her whole life |
Bible Note: You would do well to question my scholarship Chris. I have been posting from memory and have not done a particularly good job of remembering up till now. I have managed to find my references now so let me try and clarify and clear up my earlier mistakes. Alas, with an online forum it is all too easy to post quickly without proper preparation. My sincere apologies to all. The greek in Matt 1:25 is "kai ouk eginwsken autin ews ou etekev uion" ("w" is omega and the "i" in "autin" should be eeta) What we have here is an imperfect tense, continuous or linear action, "he was not knowing" or "he kept on not knowing". It does not imply that this condition changed after the birth of Jesus. |