Joseph, husband of Mary

Joseph, husband of Mary is a Mary's husband living at the time of the New Testament, from the tribe of Judah. He is named in 16 verses of the Bible, first in Matthew 1:16.

Family

Traditions differ on whether James, Joses, Simon and Judas, called Jesus' brothers in Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3, were sons of Joseph and Mary, sons of Joseph from an earlier marriage, or cousins.

Verses

Matthew

• Matthew 1:16
  And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
• 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.This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
• Matthew 1:19
  Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
• Matthew 1:20
  But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
• Matthew 1:24
  Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
• Matthew 2:13
  And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
• Matthew 2:19
  But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

Luke

• Luke 1:27
  To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
• Luke 2:4
  And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
• Luke 2:16
  And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
• Luke 2:33
  And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.
• Luke 2:43
  And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
• Luke 3:23
  And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
• Luke 4:22
  And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

John

• John 1:45
  Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
• John 6:42
  And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.