Christians, why do these 2 Bible verses contradict one another? Who's the father of Joseph?

Question

Matthew {1:16}

"And JACOB begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Luke {3:23}

"And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was the son of HELI."

Looks like the disciples of Jesus loved to argue with one another behind Jesus' back, huh?

Answer both questions please.

Answer 1

Matthew gives Joseph's genealogy (his step parent).

Luke gives Mary's genealogy (his physical parent).

Through both Joseph and Mary Jesus was linked to David.

Examine the Greek in Luke and note the word usually translated assumed, thought to be, or presumed.

Answer 2

heli means step son. try agian

Answer 3

Luke follows Mary's line up to David, then to Adam. Matthew follows Joseph- who is the son of Jacob.

Answer 4

Matthew chapter 1 is about Jesus' genealogy. that's not contradicting. Joseph was Jesus' physical (earth) father. heli means step father or step son. depends on the translation.

Answer 5

Heli could be a woman's name. Translation errors. Heli could be referencing Mary's lineage.

This is an old question to Christians and one that's very difficult to pick at.

The Heli = step son stuff is wrong though and I'm guessing these people just magiced it out of thin air.

Answer 6

My Bible has a cross reference for the phrase, "son of Heli". It says, "son-in-law." Good question though!

Answer 7

multiple names?

Answer 8

Two different genealogies. The translators messed up when they translated the word husband of Mary, it is correctly translated Father of Mary. Even translators made mistakes.

Answer 9

With a little futher investigation one would see that Matthew records Jesus' lineage back through Joseph, while Luke records it back through His mother, Mary. Thanks for asking though!