The Book (βιβλος). There is no article in the Greek, but the following genitives make it definite. It is our word Bible that is he…

The book of the generation. This is the proper title of the chapter. This is equivalent to saying, "The account of the ancestry or family,…

1. Nothing can be inferred directly from St. Matthew’s phrase “till she had brought forth” regarding what followed the birth. The wr…

This verse gives us a clue to the special focus of Matthew’s Gospel. He was moved by the Holy Spirit to write of our Lord Jesus Ch…

St. Jerome: "The face of a man" (in Ezekiel's vision) signifies Matthew, who accordingly opens his Gospel with the human gene…

The first words of Matthew may be translated as “a [coherent and unified] record of the origins of Jesus Christ,” thus serving as an opening statem…

As not all are agreed about these two genealogies, which are given by Matthew and Luke, we must first see whether both trace the genealogy of Chris…

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ
This is the genuine title of the book, which was put to it by the Evangel…

Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe the chief intention. It is not a needless genealogy. It is not a vainglorious one, as those of gr…

Among the Evangelists, Matthew is especially concerned with Christ’s humanity; for this reason, according to Gregory, He is represented by a man in…