← Matthew

Matthew 1

1
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Begin Abide·
2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Begin Abide·
3
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. Begin Abide·
4
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. Begin Abide·
5
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, Begin Abide·
6
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, Begin Abide·
7
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. Begin Abide·
8
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. Begin Abide·
9
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. Begin Abide·
10
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, Begin Abide·
11
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. Begin Abide·
12
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Begin Abide·
13
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor. Begin Abide·
14
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud. Begin Abide·
15
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, Begin Abide·
16
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. Begin Abide·
17
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ. Begin Abide·
18
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Begin Abide·
19
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. Begin Abide·
20
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. Begin Abide·
21
She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” Begin Abide·
22
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Begin Abide·
23
“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”). Begin Abide·
24
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife. Begin Abide·
25
But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus. Begin Abide·