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 begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat 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 begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat 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 begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.
6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat 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 begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa.
8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
Josiah was an ancestor of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was an ancestor of Zerubbabel.
13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
16 And Jacob begat 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 until the carrying away into Babylon [are] fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto 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 birth of Jesus Christ was on 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 Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
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 unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou 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 was spoken of the Lord 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 shall 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 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden 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 knew her not till she had 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.
