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, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,
Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became 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 became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
4 and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became 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 became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
8 and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,
Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
9 and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,
Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
11 and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,
After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,
Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
14 and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,
Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
15 and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,
Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
16 and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.
Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from 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 all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away 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,
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found 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.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended 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,
But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of 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 shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall 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,
Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which 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 shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “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 arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
25 and did not know her till she brought forth her son — the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.
and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
