Joseph Ἰωσήφ
Husband of Mary and earthly father of Jesus
Biography
Joseph was the husband of Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ. He was a descendant of David (Mat.1.16, 20; Luk.1.27; 2.4) and lived in Nazareth (Luk.2.4). Joseph was betrothed to Mary when she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit (Mat.1.18; Luk.1.27). Being a righteous man, he planned to divorce her quietly, but an angel appeared to him in a dream, telling him to take Mary as his wife and name the child Jesus (Mat.1.19-21, 24-25). Joseph obeyed and took care of Mary and Jesus. He was present at Jesus' birth in Bethlehem (Luk.2.4-7, 16) and later took his family to Egypt to escape Herod's persecution (Mat.2.13-15, 19-23). Joseph is last mentioned in the Gospels when Jesus was 12 years old, and the family visited Jerusalem for the Passover (Luk.2.41-51). He is referred to as Jesus' father (Luk.2.33, 48; 4.22; Jhn.1.45; 6.42) and was a carpenter by trade (Mat.13.55). Joseph is not mentioned during Jesus' adult ministry, suggesting he may have died before that time.
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- Jesus Tribe of JudahSon of JosephThe Son of God and Savior of the world.View full profile →
- James Tribe of JudahSon of JosephJesus' brother, leader in the Jerusalem churchView full profile →
- Joses Tribe of JudahSon of JosephBrother of Jesus and son of MaryView full profile →
- Simon MaleA tanner in Joppa who hosted Peter.View full profile →
- Jude Tribe of JudahSon of JosephA brother of Jesus and author of the epistleView full profile →
In Scripture
3 biblical books ; 3 with study contentMatthew 5 verses Study available
- Matthew 1:16
"Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."
Study Matthew → - Matthew 1:18
"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit."
Study Matthew → - Matthew 1:19
"Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly."
Study Matthew → - Matthew 1:20
"But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit."
Study Matthew → - Matthew 1:24
"Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;"
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Luke 5 verses Study available
- Luke 1:27
"to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary."
Study Luke → - Luke 2:4
"Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;"
Study Luke → - Luke 2:16
"They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough."
Study Luke → - Luke 3:23
"Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,"
Study Luke → - Luke 4:22
"All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”"
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John 2 verses Study available
- John 1:45
"Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”"
Study John → - John 6:42
"They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, ‘I have come down out of heaven?’ ”"
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Greek | Ἰωσήφ | G2501G |
| (same form as previous) | Greek | Ἰωσήφ | G2501G |
| (same form as previous) | Greek | Ἰωσήφ | G2501G |