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Matthew 1:25
Matthew 1:25 is verse 25 of Matthew chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
Literally he did not know her
King James Version
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
World English Bible
and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
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Matthew 1:23–25 · Berean Standard Bible
23 “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
25 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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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
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.
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.
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.