Matthew 1
1 A book of a genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers,
Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac was the father of Jacob; Jacob, of Judah and his brethren;
3 and Judah begot Perez and Zerah from Tamar, and Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram,
Judah (by Tamar), of Perez and Zerah; Perez, of Hezron; Hezron, of Ram;
4 and Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,
Ram, of Amminadab; Amminadab, of Nahshon; Nahshon, of Salmon;
5 and Salmon begot Boaz from Rahab, and Boaz begot Obed from Ruth, and Obed begot Jesse,
Salmon (by Rahab), of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth), of Obed; Obed, of Jesse;
6 and Jesse begot David the king. And David begot Solomon from the widow of Uriah,
And Jesse, of David the king. David (by Uriah’s widow), was the father of Solomon;
7 and Solomon begot Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa,
Solomon, of Rehoboam; Rehoboam, of Abijah; Abijah, of Asa;
8 and Asa begot Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah,
Asa, of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat, of Joram; Joram, of Uzziah;
9 and Uzziah begot Jotham, and Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah,
Uzziah, of Jotham; Jotham, of Ahaz; Ahaz, of Hezekiah;
10 and Hezekiah begot Manasseh, and Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah,
Hezekiah, of Manasseh; Manasseh, of Amon; Amon, of Josiah;
11 and Josiah begot Jechoniah and his brothers during the Babylonian exile.
Josiah, of Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
12 And after the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel,
And after the carrying away into Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel; Shealtiel, of Zerubbabel;
13 and Zerubbabel begot Abiud, and Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor,
Zerubbabel, of Abiud; Abiud, of Eliakim; Eliakim, of Azor;
14 and Azor begot Zadoc, and Zadoc begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud,
Azor, of Sadoc; Sadoc, of Achim; Achim, of Eliud;
15 and Eliud begot Eleazar, and Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob,
Eliud, of Eleazar; Eleazar, of Matthan; Matthan, of Jacob;
16 and Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
And Jacob, of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the Babylonian exile fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ fourteen generations.
So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the exile to Babylon is fourteen; and from the exile to Babylon to Christ is fourteen.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was this way. For his mother Mary, who was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found having in her womb from the Holy Spirit.
The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. After his mother, Mary, had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
19 But Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to expose her to public disgrace, intended to dismiss her privately.
But Joseph her husband, because he was just a man and unwilling to disgrace her, was minded to put her away secretly.
20 But while he considered these things, behold, an agent of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take Mary to be thy wife, for that which was begotten in her is from the Holy Spirit.
And while he was having this in mind, behold! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying.
21 And she will bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name JESUS, for he will save his people from their sins.
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife home, for what is begotten in her is by the Holy Spirit; and she will bear a son, and you are to call him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
22 Now all this has come to pass, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,
All this happened that the word of the Lord spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled.
23 Behold, the virgin will have in her womb, and will bring forth a son. And they will call his name Immanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.
Behold! the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son; and they shall call his name Immanuel, a word which means "God with us."
24 And Joseph, being roused from his sleep, did as the agent of the Lord ordered him. And he took his wife,
Now when Joseph awoke from his sleep he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him, and took his wife home,
25 and knew her not until she brought forth her son, the firstborn. And he called his name JESUS.
but did not live with her until after the birth of her son, whom he called Jesus.
