Verse of the Day

　　

Matthew 1:23

"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" -- which means, "God with us."

　　

Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

English Standard Version

"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel"(which means, God with us).

The Message

Watch for this - a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son; They will name him Emmanuel (Hebrew for "God is with us").

New King James Version

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us."

New Living Translation

"Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and he will be called Immanuel (meaning, God is with us)."

　　

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on Matthew 1:18-25

(Read Matthew 1:18-25)

　　Let us look to the circumstances under which the Son of God entered into this lower world, till we learn to despise the vain honours of this world, when compared with piety and holiness. The mystery of Christ's becoming man is to be adored, not curiously inquired into. It was so ordered that Christ should partake of our nature, yet that he should be pure from the defilement of original sin, which has been communicated to all the race of Adam. Observe, it is the thoughtful, not the unthinking, whom God will guide. God's time to come with instruction to his people, is when they are at a loss. Divine comforts most delight the soul when under the pressure of perplexed thoughts. Joseph is told that Mary should bring forth the Saviour of the world. He was to call his name Jesus, a Saviour. Jesus is the same name with Joshua. And the reason of that name is clear, for those whom Christ saves, he saves from their sins; from the guilt of sin by the merit of his death, and from the power of sin by the Spirit of his grace. In saving them from sin, he saves them from wrath and the curse, and all misery, here and hereafter. Christ came to save his people, not in their sins, but from their sins; and so to redeem them from among men, to himself, who is separate from sinners. Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, speedily, without delay, and cheerfully, without dispute. By applying the general rules of the written word, we should in all the steps of our lives, particularly the great turns of them, take direction from God, and we shall find this safe and comfortable.

　　

Matthew 1:23 In-Context

21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,"Jesus" is the Greek form of "Joshua," which means "the " Lord"saves." because he will save his people from their sins."

　　22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

　　23 "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"Isaiah 7:14 (which means "God with us").

　　24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.

　　25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.