Joseph

• Espousal of Maryc. 6 BC
• An Angel Speaks to Joseph in a Dreamc. 5 BC
• Joseph and Mary Flee to Egyptc. 4 BC
• Joseph and Mary return from Egyptc. 4 BC
• Joseph and Mary return to Nazarethc. 4 BC
• Temple Presentation of Jesusc. 4 BC

Joseph

Father

Jacob

Spouse

Mary

Siblings

Alphaeus

Children

James· Jesus· Joses· Jude· Simon

• Ἰωσήφ·Joseph

Includes 14 verses that refer to Joseph without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. Matthew 1:16
   …and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
2. Matthew 1:18
   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.
3. Matthew 1:19
   Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
4. Matthew 1:20
   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.
5. Matthew 1:21Referred to, not named
   She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
6. Matthew 1:24
   When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
7. Matthew 1:25Referred to, not named
   But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
8. Matthew 2:13
   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.”
9. Matthew 2:14Referred to, not named
   So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
10. Matthew 2:15Referred to, not named
    …where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
11. Matthew 2:19
    After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
12. Matthew 2:20Referred to, not named
    “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
13. Matthew 2:21Referred to, not named
    So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
14. Matthew 2:22Referred to, not named
    But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
15. Matthew 2:23Referred to, not named
    …and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
16. Luke 1:27
    …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.
17. Luke 2:4
    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.
18. Luke 2:5Referred to, not named
    He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.
19. Luke 2:6Referred to, not named
    While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
20. Luke 2:7Referred to, not named
    And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
21. Luke 2:16
    So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
22. Luke 2:21Referred to, not named
    When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.
23. Luke 2:22Referred to, not named
    And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
24. Luke 2:24Referred to, not named
    …and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
25. Luke 2:33
    The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.
26. Luke 2:43
    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.
27. Luke 3:23
    Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
28. Luke 4:22
    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.
29. John 1:45
    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.”
30. John 6:42
    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’?”