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concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh

Romans 1:3

 

And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

Luke 1:34

 

to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.

Luke 2:5

 

The Claim: Romans says Jesus was a descendent of David, but the passages in Luke were about Joseph and Mary, and Mary was with child but she was still a virgin. So according to Luke, Jesus is not a descendent of David.

 

The Explanation: If I were to hold a poll for the most ridiculous contradiction claim, this would be one of the contenders.

 

In no way is Luke saying that Jesus was not a descendent of David. It actually says the opposite.

 

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,

Luke 1:32

 

The genealogy of Jesus isn’t even found in Luke chapter 1 or 2, it’s in Luke chapter 3.

 

Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Luke 3:23-38

 

As you can see from the highlighted part above, Jesus is clearly a descendent from David. There is no contradiction here.