Matthew 1
1 This is the record of the 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 was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren.
3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
And Judas begot Phares and Zara of Thamar. And Phares begot Esron. And Esron begot Aram.
4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
And Aram begot Aminadab. And Aminadab begot Naasson. And Naasson begot Salmon.
5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. And Booz begot Obed of Ruth. And Obed begot Jesse.
6 and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias.
7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
And Solomon begot Roboam. And Roboam begot Abia. And Abia begot Asa.
8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
And Asa begot Josaphat. And Josaphat begot Joram. And Joram begot Ozias.
9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
And Ozias begot Joatham. And Joatham begot Achaz. And Achaz begot Ezechias.
10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
And Ezechias begot Manasses. And Manesses begot Amon. And Amon begot Josias.
11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
And Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon.
12 After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias begot Salathiel. And Salathiel begot Zorobabel.
13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
And Zorobabel begot Abiud. And Abiud begot Eliacim. And Eliacim begot Azor.
14 Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
And Azor begot Sadoc. And Sadoc begot Achim. And Achim begot Eliud.
15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
And Eliud begot Eleazar. And Eleazar begot Mathan. And Mathan begot Jacob.
16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
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.
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
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.
19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.
20 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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.
21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins.
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying:
23 “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
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.
24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife.
25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
And he knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
