Matthew 1
1 This book is the record of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham, beginning with the family line:
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac; and Isaac the father of Jacob; and Jacob the father of 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 the father of Perez and Zerah (their mother was Tamar); and Perez the father of Hezron; and Hezron the father of Ram;
Judah (by Tamar), of Perez and Zerah; Perez, of Hezron; Hezron, of Ram;
4 and Ram the father of Amminadab; and Amminadab the father of Nahshon; and Nahshon the father of Salmon;
Ram, of Amminadab; Amminadab, of Nahshon; Nahshon, of Salmon;
5 and Salmon the father of Boaz (his mother was Rahab); and Boaz the father of Obed (his mother was Ruth); and Obed the father of Jesse;
Salmon (by Rahab), of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth), of Obed; Obed, of Jesse;
6 and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (his mother had been Uriah's wife);
And Jesse, of David the king. David (by Uriah’s widow), was the father of Solomon;
7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam; and Rehoboam the father of Abijah; and Abijah the father of Asa;
Solomon, of Rehoboam; Rehoboam, of Abijah; Abijah, of Asa;
8 and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram; and Jehoram the father of Uzziah;
Asa, of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat, of Joram; Joram, of Uzziah;
9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham; and Jotham the father of Ahaz; and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah;
Uzziah, of Jotham; Jotham, of Ahaz; Ahaz, of Hezekiah;
10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh; and Manasseh the father of Amon; and Amon the father of Josiah;
Hezekiah, of Manasseh; Manasseh, of Amon; Amon, of Josiah;
11 and Josiah the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
Josiah, of Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
12 After the exile to Babylon, Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel; and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel;
And after the carrying away into Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel; Shealtiel, of Zerubbabel;
13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud; and Abiud the father of Eliakim; and Eliakim the father of Azor;
Zerubbabel, of Abiud; Abiud, of Eliakim; Eliakim, of Azor;
14 and Azor the father of Zadok; and Zadok the father of Akim; and Akim the father of Eliud;
Azor, of Sadoc; Sadoc, of Achim; Achim, of Eliud;
15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar; and Eleazar the father of Matthan; and Matthan the father of Jacob;
Eliud, of Eleazar; Eleazar, of Matthan; Matthan, of Jacob;
16 and Jacob was the father of Joseph, who was the husband of Mary, to whom Jesus was born, the one who is called the Messiah.
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 add up to fourteen; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen; and from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen.
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 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened. His mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, but before they slept together she became pregnant by 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 Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and didn't want to shame her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement discreetly.
But Joseph her husband, because he was just a man and unwilling to disgrace her, was minded to put her away secretly.
20 While he was thinking about all of this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to marry Mary because she is pregnant by 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 She will give birth to a son and you shall call him Jesus, for he will save 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 this all happened to fulfill what the Lord said through the prophet:
All this happened that the word of the Lord spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled.
23 “A virgin will become pregnant, and will give birth to a son. They will call him Immanuel,” which means “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 Joseph woke up and did what the angel of the Lord told him to do.
Now when Joseph awoke from his sleep he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him, and took his wife home,
25 Joseph married Mary, but did not sleep with her until after she had given birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.
but did not live with her until after the birth of her son, whom he called Jesus.
