Matthew 1
1 A genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:
A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.
2 Abraham begot Isaac, then Isaac begot Jacob, then Jacob begot Judah and his brothers;
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers,
3 then Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, then Perez begot Hezron, then Hezron begot Ram;
Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Aram,
4 then Ram begot Amminadab, then Amminadab begot Nahshon, then Nahshon begot Salmon;
Aram of Aminadab, Aminadab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon,
5 then Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, then Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, then Obed begot Jesse,
Salmon of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed of Jesse,
6 then Jesse begot David the king. Then King David begot Solomon by her who was of Uriah,
Jesse of David the King. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother was Uriah’s widow,
7 then Solomon begot Rehoboam, then Rehoboam begot Abijah, then Abijah begot Asa;
Solomon of Rehoboam, Rehoboam of Abijah, Abijah of Asa,
8 then Asa begot Jehoshaphat, then Jehoshaphat begot Joram, then Joram begot Uzziah;
Asa of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat of Joram, Joram of Uzziah,
9 then Uzziah begot Jotham, then Jotham begot Ahaz, then Ahaz begot Hezekiah;
Uzziah of Jotham, Jotham of Ahaz, Ahaz of Hezekiah,
10 then Hezekiah begot Manasseh, then Manasseh begot Amon, then Amon begot Josiah;
Hezekiah of Manasseh, Manasseh of Amon, Amon of Josiah,
11 then Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time of the Babylonian captivity.
Josiah of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the Exile to Babylon.
12 After the Babylonian captivity Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, then Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel;
After the Exile to Babylon – Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel, Salathiel of Zerubbabel,
13 then Zerubbabel begot Abiud, then Abiud begot Eliakim, then Eliakim begot Azor;
Zerubbabel of Abiud, Abiud of Eliakim, Eliakim of Azor,
14 then Azor begot Zadok, then Zadok begot Achim, then Achim begot Eliud;
Azor of Zadok, Zadok of Achim, Achim of Eliud,
15 then Eliud begot Eleazar, then Eleazar begot Matthan, then Matthan begot Jacob;
Eliud of Eleazar, Eleazar of Matthan, Matthan of Jacob,
16 then Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom was begotten Jesus, who is called Christ.
Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, who is called ‘Christ’.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David until the Babylonian captivity are fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian captivity until the Christ are fourteen generations.
So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the Exile to Babylon fourteen; and from the Exile to Babylon to the Christ fourteen.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they joined together, she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
This is how Jesus Christ was born: His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.
19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man and not wanting to humiliate her publicly, decided to repudiate her secretly.
Her husband, Joseph, was a just man and, since he did not want to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to put an end to their engagement privately.
20 But while he pondered these things, wow, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to receive Mary as your wife, because that which has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
He had been thinking this over, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
21 And she will give birth to a Son and you will call His name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
She will give birth to a son; name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
22 Now all this happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely:
All this happened in fulfillment of these words of the Lord through the prophet, where he says –
23 “Behold, the virgin will become pregnant and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel”, which being translated is, ‘God with us’.
‘The virgin will conceive and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel’ – a word which means ‘God is with us.’
24 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as that angel of the Lord commanded him and received his wife,
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.
25 but did not know her until she had given birth to her son, the firstborn. And he called His name JESUS.
He made Mary his wife, but they did not sleep together before the birth of her son; and to this son he gave the name Jesus.
