Matthew 1
1 The book of the genealogy 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 Judah 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 Judah had Phares and Zara by Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom,
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 and Esrom begat Aram, 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 had Booz by Rahab, and Booz had Obed by Ruth,
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.
6 and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David the king, and David had 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 Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia,
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa.
8 and Abia begat Asa, and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram,
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 and Joram begat Ozias, and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Ezechias,
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 and Ezechias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon,
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
11 and Amon begat Josias, and Josias begat Jakim, and Jakim begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time of their being carried away to Babylon.
Josiah was an ancestor of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after the captivity of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel,
After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was an ancestor of Zerubbabel.
13 and Salathiel begat Zorobabel, 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 Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim,
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 and Achim begat Eliud, 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 All the generations therefore from Abraham to David are fourteen generations: and from David until the captivity of Babylon fourteen generations: and from the Babylonish captivity unto 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 wise: when Mary his mother was promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by 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 but Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was inclined to break off the contract with her 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 and when he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou Son of David, scruple not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is from 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 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 came to pass, that it might be fulfilled, which the Lord spake by the prophet, saying,
All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 "Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel," which 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 So Joseph, when he awoke from his sleep, did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took home 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 Son the first-born, 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.
