Matthew 1
1 A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.
6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her [who had been] Uriah's,
Jesse was the father of David the king, David the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.
7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa.
8 and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
11 and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.
Josiah was an ancestor of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,
After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was an ancestor of Zerubbabel.
13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14 and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
16 and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, 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.
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.
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 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.
19 and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.
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.
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,
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.
21 and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'
She will give birth to a son, and you will call his name 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 to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
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 will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel”—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,
Joseph woke up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and he took her as his wife.
25 and did not know her till she brought forth her son — the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Then he called his name Jesus.
