In Matthew 1:18 -"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Notice it says, now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise, or more literally "in this way," because Matthew is explaining that little presentation in Verse 16 "from whom" or "of whom." The word "birth" in this verse is the Greek word GENESIS which means origin. The origin (not the birth) of Jesus Christ was in this way. Matthew is not calling it a birth. He is calling it an origin."
I looked up the word birth in Strong's Concordance and it says that the definition and usage for the Greek word birth in these verses is
geneses: definition and usage as- birth, lineage, descent. From the same as genea; nativity; figuratively, nature.
The word "origin" is not listed, however in verse one the Greek word generation (ghen'-es-is) has birth, origin: as it's definition; both of them. They mean the same thing. So it seems to me Matthew said birth and meant birth as the Holy Ghost inspired him to write it.
In Matthew 1:18 -"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Notice it says, now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise, or more literally "in this way," because Matthew is explaining that little presentation in Verse 16 "from whom" or "of whom." The word "birth" in this verse is the Greek word GENESIS which means origin. The origin (not the birth) of Jesus Christ was in this way. Matthew is not calling it a birth. He is calling it an origin."
I looked up the word birth in Strong's Concordance and it says that the definition and usage for the Greek word birth in these verses is
geneses: definition and usage as- birth, lineage, descent. From the same as genea; nativity; figuratively, nature.
The word "origin" is not listed, however in verse one the Greek word generation (ghen'-es-is) has birth, origin: as it's definition; both of them. They mean the same thing. So it seems to me Matthew said birth and meant birth as the Holy Ghost inspired him to write it.
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