Jesus the Step Father?

[AChristian4Life]

I can't recall the verse but it was in Matthew soon after Lazarus died that there was a line saying something about Jesus being a step father needed to go visit with some woman. Jesus never had kids so this confuses me.

 

[TomZzyzx]

I can't recall the verse but it was in Matthew soon after Lazarus died that there was a line saying something about Jesus being a step father needed to go visit with some woman. Jesus never had kids so this confuses me.

Lazarus is not mentioned in Matthew, only in Luke and John. No where in the bible does it say Jesus was a step father.

 

[AChristian4Life]

Tom I was reading St. John and Matthew at different intervals so it must be in John. I wish I had a pen and paper to document the verse. I'm sure it just confuses me but if I could point it out you could help.

 

[ViaCrucis]

Tom I was reading St. John and Matthew at different intervals so it must be in John. I wish I had a pen and paper to document the verse. I'm sure it just confuses me but if I could point it out you could help.

There's nothing like that in John.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[ebia]

I can't recall the verse but it was in Matthew soon after Lazarus died that there was a line saying something about Jesus being a step father needed to go visit with some woman. Jesus never had kids so this confuses me.

Not as much as it confuses the rest of us.

The Lazarus story is in John 11, so perhaps you could read through 11 and 12 and refind the phrase you are thinking of.

 

[PaladinValer]

Nothing like that in St. John's Gospel.

 

[miamited]

hi CFL,

Maybe this is God's way of showing you that you need to be a little more knowledgeable in the things of God. Get the Scriptures and find it for yourself. I'm fairly confident that you're going to find that that and probably a lot of other things you've 'thought' about God may need to be reinvestigated.]

God bless you.
In Christ, Ted

 

[AChristian4Life]

Miamited we all need to be more knowledgeable in the things of God. I'm confident you too will one day find the truth.

 

[PaladinValer]

Miamited we all need to be more knowledgeable in the things of God. I'm confident you too will one day find the truth.

Would you mind quoting for us at least where you suspect? Did our answers help you?

While I too disagree with Miamited's intent, the rest of us who didn't offer as such at the very least deserve something of a reply.

 

[AChristian4Life]

Thank you Paladin. I have found the verse that confused me.

"And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiphas, which was the high priest that same year" John 18:13

 

[ChristianT]

mine says, "...him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the..."
So my conclusion via my version, is that Annas is the father-in-law, not Jesus.

Peace

---EDIT---
Which also makes sense contextually.

The Jewish leaders wanted Jesus dead.
Caiaphas had said it would be good if one man died for the people.
Annas is that guy's stepdad.
the Jewish leaders hated Jesus.
Why not offer this man, whom they hated, so everyone else could be saved (which also is like a spoiler of His actual purpose )

 

[AChristian4Life]

Thanks for clarifying, which Bible are you using? The one I was looking at was the KJV.

 

[ebia]

Thanks for clarifying, which Bible are you using? The one I was looking at was the KJV.

Get yourself a good modern translation. NRSV or CEB for example.

 

[ChristianT]

NIV;
I cross-checked with a NKJV I have, and it reads with context, that Annas was the step father, and my EDIT summary still stands.

 

[AChristian4Life]

The way I read it sounded like Annas was a town. I mainly use the NKJV and NRSV but this time it was KJV.