Matthew 1
1 A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,
Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac was the father of Jacob; Jacob, of Judah and his brethren;
3 and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,
Judah (by Tamar), of Perez and Zerah; Perez, of Hezron; Hezron, of Ram;
4 and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
Ram, of Amminadab; Amminadab, of Nahshon; Nahshon, of Salmon;
5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,
Salmon (by Rahab), of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth), of Obed; Obed, of Jesse;
6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her [who had been] Uriah's,
And Jesse, of David the king. David (by Uriah’s widow), was the father of Solomon;
7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,
Solomon, of Rehoboam; Rehoboam, of Abijah; Abijah, of Asa;
8 and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,
Asa, of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat, of Joram; Joram, of Uzziah;
9 and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,
Uzziah, of Jotham; Jotham, of Ahaz; Ahaz, of Hezekiah;
10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,
Hezekiah, of Manasseh; Manasseh, of Amon; Amon, of Josiah;
11 and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.
Josiah, of Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
12 And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,
And after the carrying away into Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel; Shealtiel, of Zerubbabel;
13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,
Zerubbabel, of Abiud; Abiud, of Eliakim; Eliakim, of Azor;
14 and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,
Azor, of Sadoc; Sadoc, of Achim; Achim, of Eliud;
15 and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,
Eliud, of Eleazar; Eleazar, of Matthan; Matthan, of Jacob;
16 and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.
And Jacob, of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David [are] fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto 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 And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived 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 and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.
But Joseph her husband, because he was just a man and unwilling to disgrace her, was minded to put her away secretly.
20 And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten [is] of 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 shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall 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 And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
All this happened that the word of the Lord spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled.
23 'Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted 'With us [he is] God.'
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, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received 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 did not know her till she brought forth her son — the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.
but did not live with her until after the birth of her son, whom he called Jesus.
