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Saturday, October 14, 2023

Jesus, son of Joseph or son of God??

 



Was Jesus the bio son of Joseph or the son of God??

Let's see how Godly people can be deceived by a false teaching.

Precept:  that Joseph fathered Jesus Christ through sexual union with Mary.

Here is an example given to show this theory:

Philip finds Nathanael, and said to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

They go on to use the "seed of David" and lineage through Joseph to further the argument.

Let's reconcile and test the paternity

John 8:19 Then said they to him, Where is thy Father?
Jesus answered,  You
𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿:
if you had known me, you should have known my Father also
.

Whoops. But they knew Joseph.

John 6:42
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know?
But Luke mentioned Jesus as "the "supposed" son of Joseph in the genealogy. There are some more scriptures mentioning Jesus as Joseph's son.

Let’s compare something, is King David is the Father of Jesus? I know, it is a minor quibble, but some people build doctrines on a single verse.

Luke 1:32 He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give to him the throne of his father David.

Jesus is called what?
Luke 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the Highest.

How to believe what?
---to test paternity, let’s insert “Joseph” into these passages using “Father”

John 10:38  But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that <Joseph> the Father is in me, and I in him.

John 11:27 She said to him, Yes, Lord: I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God <Joseph> , which should come into the world.

John wrote for us to believe Jesus is the son of Joseph?
John 20:31 But these are written,
that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the SON OF GOD;

and that believing ye might have life through his name.

God’s “only begotten son”?

John 1:18 No man has seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

1 John 4:9 By this the love of God was manifested in us,
that God has sent
👉His only begotten Son 👈into the world so that we might live through Him.

Don't fall for the deceiver that seeks to dethrone the Son of God and make another Jesus that was the bio son of Joseph.
Joseph took the
👉only begotten son of God👈 into his family and raised him as his son, along with the brothers and sisters of Jesus that were bio-fathered by Joseph and Mary. Joseph and Mary could not and did not proclaim Jesus as God’s son to the family, neighbors, or people. Jesus was revealed as the son of God in the right time.

The error of Jesus being the bio-son of Joseph makes him no different than the rest of Joseph and Mary's children except Jesus was their firstborn.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 "𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙔 𝘽𝙀𝙂𝙊𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙉" 𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙊𝘿 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙝 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧.

Jesus, was conceived by the WORD, and named, before Mary and Joseph came together.
Luke 3:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus,
👉which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

"they did not understand what he spoke to them"
Luke 3:8 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done thist with us?
👉your father and I have sought for you sorrowing”.

49 And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? Don’t you know that I must be about my Father’s business?

Was he speaking of Joseph the carpenter's business?
-I think not.  This was when Jesus was 12, years before he was baptized by John.

Like those that ascribe paternity to Joseph: And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them”

The simple truth is because Joseph raised Jesus as his son in their family, Joseph was called as and known as (it was supposed) the father of Jesus.

The wonderful truth from scripture is Jesus was begotten by the Word, the "seed" (sperma) received by Mary in faith, which brought forth the child called Jesus, the Christ.

 

The same God-breathed Word still brings forth Christ in us that likewise receive and believe His WORD.

1Peter 1:23  for you have been born again not of seed  (sperma) which is perishable but imperishable (seed), through the living and enduring word of God.

Where did Jesus honor Joseph as his bio-father?
Jesus said: Luke 18:20 Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother.

John 8:49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honor my Father, and you do dishonor me.

2 Peter 1:17 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory,  this is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.

John tells us to believe:
but these are written that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ,
𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨d;
and that believing you might have life through his name.


"THAT WHICH IS IN MARY IS OF THE HOLY GHOST"


  Son of Man born of a virgin.
-by rory moore






From the beginning the devil attempted to kill or discredit Jesus, another twist is the idea that Joseph impregnated Mary and thus Joseph is the true paternal father of Jesus Christ. After he was risen from the dead, the Jews called him a deceiver, that the Isaiah 7:14 prophecy of a virgin conceiving was really only a young woman, not a virgin when Jesus was born.


A young woman getting pregnant by her espoused husband would not be much of a “sign”, but a virgin conceiving and having a child, that would be an amazing sign.

AFTER they knew who Jesus is, they preached the same revelation Peter preached.
"you are the Christ, the SON OF THE LIVING GOD".

John 3:18
He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Witness Matthew:

1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying 
23   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.

God confirmed through Matthew for a reason that in time people would pick up doctrines of demons regarding the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the *Son of God*.

An Ethiopian believed Philip.
In Acts 8, And Philip opened his mouth, beginning from this scripture, preached to him Jesus. ...............
And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.”
The Ethiopian answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”

-nothing was ever preached about believing Jesus is the son of Joseph "as was *supposed", and not once was that preached by anyone, including Philip after he knew who Jesus is... Phillip supposed Jesus was the bio-son of Joseph when he first met the Christ.

Recently to my utter astonishment, I have seen good people advocate that Joseph fathered Jesus Christ, thus denying Jesus being born of a virgin, i.e. a maiden who said she had “not known a man”, a Hebrewism for being a virgin.

Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: When His mother Mary was espoused to Joseph,  before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

Mary’s lineage are that she was a descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Luke 3:34); of the tribe of Judah (v 33). She was also a descendant of Boaz (v32) and David (v31). Significantly, Luke traces Mary’s lineage all the way back to Adam (v38). 

There is not only the witness of the word virgin, which some debate,
but the phrase "knew her not" and "knew her" and "I know not a man" bear witness to Mary's virginity, Christ's conception, and Joseph and her coming together AFTER Jesus was born.

Genesis 24:16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her:

Leviticus 21:14  A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.

Deniers use the broader term for “virgin” in  Isa. 7:14 to deny the Paternity of GOD the Father.
Defined as: H1330  בְּתוּלָה bethûlâh    a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also: - maid, virgin.  Total KJV occurrences: 50
Various renderings of Isa. 7:14 translate it “virgin” and or “young woman”.
Mary was *both*.

The Original Jewish Bible translates it:   Therefore Hashem Himself shall give you an ot (sign); Hinei, HaAlmah (the unmarried young virgin) shall conceive, and bear Ben, and shall call Shmo Immanu El (G-d is with us)

The term “knew/ know” is used in terms of sexual union.
Judges 19:25 But the men would not hear him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night

Genesis 4:1  And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived,

1 Kings 1:4  And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
Genesis 4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived..
1 Sam 1:19-20  And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Jehovah remembered her; 20 and it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son;
Genesis 19:8  Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man  ..
Judges 21:12  And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred
young virgins, that had not known man by lying with him

Judges 11:39  And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew not man. (she remained a virgin all her life)

Matthew 1:24-25  ASV  24 And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took to him his wife;
 25 and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name Jesus.

Luke 1:34 And Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
 (BECAUSE SHE WAS A VIRGIN!!!)
 35 And the angel answered and said , The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the *power of the Most High shall overshadow you: wherefore also the holy which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.  Our wonderful Savior Jesus was not begotten by physical seed .
* power: Greek dudamos.
force (literally or figuratively); specifically miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself):
miracle (-s), power, strength,  (wonderful) work.

Because Joseph “knew her not” and she said” HOW can this be for I KNOW NOT A MAN?”” -and Joseph “knew her not till <i.e. after> Jesus was born”

SEED OF DAVID THROUGH THE MOTHER:

wishanswers.org
 › ask-the-rabbi-category › the-basics-of-judaism › ?p=933

Judaism Passed Through the Mother - JewishAnswers.org

A child is the compilation of the mother and the father. Both parents have the ability to educate and give to a child. There is a three way partnership there; the mother, the father, and G-d. Finally, the last part of your question was of patrilineal heritage. If a child's mother is Jewish and their father is not, they are Jewish.

https://www.chabad.org › library › article_cdo › aid › 601092 › jewish › Why-Is-Jewishness-Matrilineal.htm

Why Is Jewishness Matrilineal? - Maternal Descent In Judaism

The Code of Jewish Law clearly states that a child of a Jewish mother is Jewish, regardless of the father's lineage (or whatever else may show up in a DNA test), while the child of a non-Jewish mother is not Jewish. 1 Matrilineal descent has been a fundamental principle of Torah since the Jewish people came into existence.

 

Jesus referred to GOD as his “Father” FORTY TWO times (ASV), not once did he refer to Joseph as his father!
(Some people who did not know who Jesus is thought he was Joseph’s begotten son though.

Adam was created not “begotten”, but Jesus Christ was “begotten” by the power of GOD in the womb of a virgin.

Jesus has a God and Father. His Father is The LORD GOD, he said so 42 times, (I counted), but not once did he refer to Joseph as his Abba.
Our wonderful Savior Jesus was not begotten by physical seed or by Joseph, the man who was his surrogate earthly father, rather God's WORD was the seed that conceived Christ.
"THAT WHICH IS IN MARY IS OF THE HOLY GHOST"

Christ was "begotten" of GOD the Father, as Mary received and believed God's WORD, as Gabriel delivered it to her.
Jesus said the WORD is seed.
The word that is "seed" is Spirit and Life. It has power.

Luke 8: 10 And he said, to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
11 Now the parable is this:  The seed is the word of God.

Mary "knew not a man", but she DID receive the Word from God, the "seed" which had power to cause her to be pregnant with a holy child.

The reason Mary was a virgin was because "SHE KNEW NOT a man".
SHE WAS FULFILLING the PROPHECY in  Isa. 7:14!

1 Peter 1:23  having been begotten again,
not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible <seed> ,
 through the word of God, which lives and abides.

Did GOD provide a Messiah through two humans with an iniquity nature in their DNA?
There is no definitive proof for Joseph and Mary conceiving baby Jesus.

Then you have the anecdotal discovery of Ron Wyatt and the blood, lab tests, and DNA  he found under Calvary Hill in the cave, and the blood tested had 23 “X” chromosomes from the mother  and only one male “Y” chromosome…. Joseph would have brought 23 Y chromosomes.

Jesus’s life began by the miraculous Power of God and he resurrected by same power, the WORD that he prophesied from GOD regarding his resurrection.

 

AKJV

and knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

LEB

and did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.

TLB

but she remained a virgin until her Son was born; and Joseph named him “Jesus.”

MEV

and did not know her until she had given birth to her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.

MOUNCE

but he had no marital relations with her until she had given birth to a son; and he called · him Jesus.

NOG

He did not have marital relations with her before she gave birth to a son. Joseph named the child Yeshua.

NASB1995

but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.

NCB

but he engaged in no marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.

NCV

but he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to the son. And Joseph named him Jesus.

NET

but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.

NIRV

But he did not sleep with her until she gave birth to a son. And Joseph gave him the name Jesus.

NIV

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

NIVUK

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

NLT

But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.

 

1God Fathered the Son of Man born of a virgin

Recently to my utter astonishment, I have seen people advocate that Joseph fathered Jesus Christ, thus denying Jesus being born of a virgin, i.e. a maiden who had “not known a man”, a Hebrewism for a virgin.

There is not only the witness of the word virgin, which some may debate,
but the phrase "knew her not" and "knew her" and "I know not a man" bear witness to Mary's virginity, Christ's conception, and Joseph and her coming together AFTER Jesus was born.

Genesis 24:16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virginneither had any man known her:

Leviticus 21:14 A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.

Deniers use the broader term for “virgin” in Isa. 7:14 to deny the Paternity of GOD the Father:
"a *virgin shall conceive"
H1330 בְּתוּלָה bethûlâh Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state: - maid, virgin.
Total KJV occurrences: 50
Various renderings of Isa. 7:14 render it “virgin” and or “young woman”.
Mary was *both*.

The Original Jewish Bible translates it:
Therefore Hashem Himself shall give you an ot (sign); Hinei, HaAlmah (the unmarried young virgin) shall conceive, and bear Ben, and shall call Shmo Immanu El (G-d is with us)

The use of the expression “know” is shown in many examples, here are some examples we should know that they knew:

Genesis 4:1 And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived,

1 Kings 1:4 And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
1 Sam 1:19-20 And 
Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Jehovah remembered her; 20 and it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son;

Genesis 19:8 Behold now, I have two daughters that
have not known man ..
Judges 21:12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred
young 
virgins, that had not known man by lying with him

Judges 11:39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew not man. (she remained a virgin all her life)

Matthew 1:24-25 ASV 24 And
Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took to him his wife;
25 and
knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name Jesus.

 Multiple English versions.
 
https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Matthew%201:25

Luke 1:34 And Mary said to the angel,
How shall this beseeing I know not a man?
(BECAUSE SHE WAS A VIRGIN!!!)
35 And the angel answered and said , The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the *power of the Most High shall overshadow you: wherefore also the holy which is begotten shall be called the Son of God. Our wonderful Savior Jesus was not begotten by physical seed .


* power: Greek dudamos.
force (literally or figuratively); specifically miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself):
miracle (-s), power, strength, (wonderful) work.

Because Joseph “knew her not” and she said” HOW can this be for I KNOW NOT A MAN?””
-and Joseph “knew her not till <i.e. after> Jesus was born

 
SEED OF DAVID THROUGH THE MOTHER:

wishanswers.org › ask-the-rabbi-category › the-basics-of-judaism › ?p=933

Judaism Passed Through the Mother - JewishAnswers.org

A child is the compilation of the mother and the father. Both parents have the ability to educate and give to a child. There is a three way partnership there; the mother, the father, and G-d. Finally, the last part of your question was of patrilineal heritage. If a child's mother is Jewish and their father is not, they are Jewish.

https://www.chabad.org › library › article_cdo › aid › 601092 › jewish › Why-Is-Jewishness-Matrilineal.htm

Why Is Jewishness Matrilineal? - Maternal Descent In Judaism

The Code of Jewish Law clearly states that a child of a Jewish mother is Jewish, regardless of the father's lineage (or whatever else may show up in a DNA test), while the child of a non-Jewish mother is not Jewish. 1 Matrilineal descent has been a fundamental principle of Torah since the Jewish people came into existence.”

Jesus referred to GOD as his “Father” FORTY TWO times(ASV),not once did he refer to Joseph as his father! (Some people who did not know who Jesus is thought he was Joseph’s begotten son though.

Adam was created not “begotten”, but Jesus Christ was “begotten” by the power of GOD in the womb of a virgin.

Jesus has a God and Father. His Father is The LORD GOD, he said so 42 times, (I counted), but not once did he refer to Joseph as his Abba.
Our wonderful Savior Jesus was not begotten by physical seed or by Joseph, the man who was his surrogate earthly father, rather God's WORD was the seed that conceived Christ.
"THAT WHICH IS IN MARY IS OF THE HOLY GHOST"

Christ was "begotten" of GOD the Father, as Mary received and believed God's WORD, as Gabriel delivered it to her.

Jesus said the WORD of God is seed.
The "word" that is "seed" is Spirit and Life. It has power.

Luke 8: 10 And he said, to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
11 Now the parable is this:  The seed is the word of God.

Mary "knew not a man", but she DID receive the Word from God, the "seed" which had power to cause her to be pregnant with a holy child.

The reason Mary was a virgin was because "SHE KNEW NOT a man".
SHE WAS FULFILLING the PROPHECY in Isa. 7:14!

1 Peter 1:23 having been begotten again,
not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible <seed> ,
 through the word of God, which lives and abides.

Then you have the anecdotal discovery of Ron Wyatt and the blood, lab tests, and DNA he found under Calvary Hill in the cave, and the blood tested had 23 “X” chromosomes from the mother and only one male “Y” chromosome…. Joseph would have brought 23 Y chromosomes.

Jesus’s life began by the miraculous Power of God and he resurrected by same power, the WORD that he prophesied from GOD regarding his resurrection.

Let's insert the Joseph-is-Jesus'-bio-father in these verses in place of God-The-Father, and demonstrate the fallacy, if not utter absurdity, of the idea. Please humor me in these "straw man" illustrations.

Let's put Joseph into all those verses like:

John 5:43  I am come in my Father’s JOSEPHs name, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive.

John 8:19 They said therefore to him, Where is thy Father Joseph?

Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father Joseph :

if ye knew me, ye would know my Father Joseph also.

John 8:49 Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father Joseph, and ye dishonor me.

John 14:7 If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father Joseph also: from henceforth ye know Joseph, and have seen him.

Luke 2:49  according to the error:

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s Joseph's house?

Unlike a former lying US President,
 

If Joseph could speak now, he might say "I DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH THAT YOUNG WOMAN MARY before Jesus was born!"" –but of course he did say that and it is in the scripture just worded different.



WITNESSES TESTIFIED:
 The angel Gabriel witnessed "𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 (present tense) 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩"

Gabriel witnessed her virginity and not union with Joseph.

 When Matthew Levi quoted Isaiah 7:14, Majority translators used "virgin" (39 out of 52x), including the Orthodox Jewish Bible:  (seen footnote
"
𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅, 𝒂 𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅, "

 Witness Matthew said "When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 of the Holy Ghost.". --he witnessed her virginity and conception of Jesus.

When Mary confessed "𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧" -she affirmed her virginity.

When Joseph "knew her not till the child was born" -he witnessed her virginity in her conceiving Christ Jesus..

Isa. 7:14 Orthodox Jewish Bible. Therefore Hashem Himself shall give you an ot (sign); Hinei,  HaAlmah ( the unmarried young virgin) shall conceive, and bear Ben, and shall call Shmo ImmanuEl (G-d is with us. Mary and Joseph were "espoused", i.e. engaged to be married.

Extensive dive on “virgin”
Footnote: "virgin"

https://biblicalreadercommmunications.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/meaning20of20alma20in20isaiah20192620ptr2024-2.pdf


*as was supposed the son of Joseph.
"supposed": the same word used repeats:

Think G3543 not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Think G3543 not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
But when the first came, they supposed G3543 that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
But they, supposing G3543 him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed G3543) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
For he supposed G3543 his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought G3543 that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing G3543 he had been dead.
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing G3543 that the prisoners had been fled.
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think G3543 that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed G3543 that Paul had brought into the temple.)