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According to Protestants in Matthew 1:25 Mary and Jospeh had sexual relations after the blessed Virgin Mary conceived Jesus, but is there any biblical commentary by bible commentators and scholars who believe that Matthew 1:25 does not mean that Mary and Joseph had sexual relations after the birth of Christ.

And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.

Matthew 1:25

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  • Many of your questions are getting closed as duplicates. Please research your questions before posting them.
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    Dec 21, 2022 at 14:54
  • OP claims "According to Protestants in Matthew 1:25 Mary and Jospeh had sexual relations after the blessed Virgin Mary conceived Jesus". This is not a Protestant view at all. They finalised their marriage and consummated their marriage only after Jesus was born.
    – Andrew Shanks
    Dec 23, 2022 at 17:13

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The OG Biblical Commentator St. Jerome in his epistle to the Early proto-protestant Helvedius:

If I choose to say, the apostle Paul before he went to Spain was put in fetters at Rome, or (as I certainly might) Helvidius, before he repented, was cut off by death,

wrote extensively on the subject matter.

His tl;dr; was:

Our reply is briefly this — the words knew and till in the language of Holy Scripture are capable of a double meaning.

https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3007.htm

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  • Maybe this answer is better off on your other question since St. Jerome qualifies as both.
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    Dec 21, 2022 at 2:26

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