Matthew (Greek Ver.): Masculine gender.
Matthew (Hebrew Ver.): Feminine gender.
The Holy Ghost (Spirit), as was noted in a previous chapter, was with the Greeks of masculine gender, with the Jews of feminine gender. The Gospel According to the Hebrews, which, it is claimed, was the original Gospel of Matthew, represented Jesus as saying, “Just now my mother, the Holy Ghost, laid hold on me.”
If the Holy Ghost was the mother of Jesus did he have two mothers? According to our Greek version of Matthew, as well as that of Luke, he had one mother and three reputed fathers—God, the Holy Ghost, and Joseph.
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Christ, it is affirmed, was born of Mary. If so, what relation did she bear to him?
1. If he was born of Mary she was his mother.
2. She “being with child by the Holy Ghost,” and Father, Son and Holy Ghost being one, she bore to him the relation of wife.
3. God being the Father of all mankind, and God and Christ being one, she was his daughter.