Matthew 1
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
The History of Jesus Christ, Son of David, 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 begot Isaac. Isaac begot Jacob. Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.
3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
Judah had Pharez and Zarah by Tamar. Pharez begot Ezrom. Ezrom begot Aram.
4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
Aram begot Aminidab. Aminidab begot Nashon. Nashon begot Salmon.
5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.
Salmon had Boaz by Rahab. Boaz had Obed by Ruth. Obed begot Jesse.
6 Jesse was the father of David the king, David the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.
Jesse begot David the king. David the king had Solomon, by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa.
Solomon begot Rehoboam. Rehoboam begot Abia. Abia begot Asa.
8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram an ancestor of Uzziah.
Asa begot Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat begot Joram. Joram begot Uzziah.
9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
Uzziah begot Jotham. Jotham begot Ahaz. Ahaz begot Hezekiah.
10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
Hezekiah begot Manasseh. Manasseh begot Amon. Amon begot Josiah.
11 Josiah was an ancestor of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
Josiah had Jeconiah and his brothers, about the time of the migration into Babylon.
12 After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was an ancestor of Zerubbabel.
After the migration into Babylon, Jeconiah begot Salathiel. Salathiel begot Zerubbabel.
13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
Zerubbabel begot Abiud. Abiud begot Eliakim. Eliakim begot Azor.
14 Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
Azor begot Zadoc. Zadoc begot Achim. Achim begot Eliud.
15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
Eliud begot Eleazar. Eleazar begot Matthan. Matthan begot Jacob.
16 Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 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.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen; from David till the migration into Babylon, fourteen; from David till the migration into Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen.
18 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.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened thus: Mary his mother had been espoused to Joseph; but before they came together, she proved to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
19 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.
Joseph her husband being a virtuous man, and unwilling to expose her, intended to divorce her privately.
20 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.
But while he was thinking upon this, an angel of the Lord appearing to him in a dream, said, Joseph, son of David, scruple not to take home Mary your wife; for her pregnancy is from the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
And she shall bear a son, whom you shall call Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
22 All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
In all this what the Lord had spoken by the Prophet was verified,
23 “Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”
"Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, who shall be called Immanuel;" which signifies, God with us.
24 Joseph woke up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and he took her as his wife.
When Joseph awoke, he did as the messenger of the Lord had commanded him, and took home his wife;
25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Then he called his name Jesus.
but knew her not, until she had brought forth her first born son, whom he named Jesus.
