Matthew 1
1 The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
2 The son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers;
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 And the sons of Judah were Perez and Zerah by Tamar; and the son of Perez was Hezron; and the son of Hezron was Ram;
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 And the son of Ram was Amminadab; and the son of Amminadab was Nahshon; and the son of Nahshon was Salmon;
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 And the son of Salmon by Rahab was Boaz; and the son of Boaz by Ruth was Obed; and the son of Obed was Jesse;
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.
6 And the son of Jesse was David the king; and the son of David was Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;
Jesse was the father of David the king, David the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.
7 And the son of Solomon was Rehoboam; and the son of Rehoboam was Abijah; and the son of Abijah was Asa;
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa.
8 And the son of Asa was Jehoshaphat; and the son of Jehoshaphat was Joram; and the son of Joram was Uzziah;
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 And the son of Uzziah was Jotham; and the son of Jotham was Ahaz; and the son of Ahaz was Hezekiah;
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 And the son of Hezekiah was Manasseh; and the son of Manasseh was Amon; and the son of Amon was Josiah;
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
11 And the sons of Josiah were Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the taking away to Babylon.
Josiah was an ancestor of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after the taking away to Babylon, Jechoniah had a son Shealtiel; and Shealtiel had Zerubbabel;
After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was an ancestor of Zerubbabel.
13 And Zerubbabel had Abiud; and Abiud had Eliakim; and Eliakim had Azor;
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14 And Azor had Zadok; and Zadok had Achim; and Achim had Eliud;
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 And Eliud had Eleazar; and Eleazar had Matthan; and Matthan had Jacob;
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
16 And the son of Jacob was Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, whose name is Christ.
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the taking away to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the taking away to Babylon to the coming of Christ, fourteen generations.
All the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.
The birth of Jesus Christ happened in the following way. His mother, Mary, was engaged to marry Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19 And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.
Her husband, Joseph, was a righteous man, and he did not want to disgrace her publicly. So he decided to secretly end his engagement with her.
20 But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.
As he thought about these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, because the one who is conceived in her is conceived by the Holy Spirit.
21 And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
She will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,
All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.
“Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”
24 And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him, and took her as his wife;
Joseph woke up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and he took her as his wife.
25 And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Then he called his name Jesus.
