Matthew 1
1 The book of the generation 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 Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 And Judas begot Phares and Zara of Thamar. And Phares begot Esron. And Esron begot Aram.
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 And Aram begot Aminadab. And Aminadab begot Naasson. And Naasson begot Salmon.
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. And Booz begot Obed of Ruth. And Obed begot Jesse.
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.
6 And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias.
Jesse was the father of David the king, David the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.
7 And Solomon begot Roboam. And Roboam begot Abia. And Abia begot Asa.
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa.
8 And Asa begot Josaphat. And Josaphat begot Joram. And Joram begot Ozias.
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 And Ozias begot Joatham. And Joatham begot Achaz. And Achaz begot Ezechias.
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 And Ezechias begot Manasses. And Manesses begot Amon. And Amon begot Josias.
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
11 And Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon.
Josiah was an ancestor of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias begot Salathiel. And Salathiel begot Zorobabel.
After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was an ancestor of Zerubbabel.
13 And Zorobabel begot Abiud. And Abiud begot Eliacim. And Eliacim begot Azor.
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14 And Azor begot Sadoc. And Sadoc begot Achim. And Achim begot Eliud.
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 And Eliud begot Eleazar. And Eleazar begot Mathan. And Mathan begot Jacob.
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
16 And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called 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 transmigration of Babylon, are fourteen generations: and from the transmigration of Babylon to Christ are 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 generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost.
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 Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded 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 while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.
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 shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people 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 was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying:
All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted 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 rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him 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 knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Then he called his name Jesus.
