1Matthew 1

1The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.Select Matthew 1:1

2Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah and his brothers.Select Matthew 1:2

3Judah was the father (by Tamar) of Perez and Zerah; Perez of Hezron; Hezron of Ram;Select Matthew 1:3

4Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon;Select Matthew 1:4

5Salmon (by Rahab) of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth) of Obed; Obed of Jesse;Select Matthew 1:5

6Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow) was the father of Solomon;Select Matthew 1:6

7Solomon of Rehoboam; Rehoboam of Abijah; Abijah of Asa;Select Matthew 1:7

8Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah;Select Matthew 1:8

9Uzziah of Jotham; Jotham of Ahaz; Ahaz of Hezekiah;Select Matthew 1:9

10Hezekiah of Manasseh; Manasseh of Amon; Amon of Josiah;Select Matthew 1:10

11Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon.Select Matthew 1:11

12After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel;Select Matthew 1:12

13Zerubbabel of Abiud; Abiud of Eliakim; Eliakim of Azor;Select Matthew 1:13

14Azor of Zadok; Zadok of Achim; Achim of Eliud;Select Matthew 1:14

15Eliud of Eleazar; Eleazar of Matthan; Matthan of Jacob;Select Matthew 1:15

16and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST.Select Matthew 1:16

17There are therefore, in all, fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ.Select Matthew 1:17

18The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.Select Matthew 1:18

19But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.Select Matthew 1:19

20But while he was contemplating this step, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary, for she is with child through the Holy Spirit.Select Matthew 1:20

21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to call His name JESUS for He it is who will save His People from their sins."Select Matthew 1:21

22All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet,Select Matthew 1:22

23"Mark! The maiden will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call His name Immanuel" --a word which signifies `God with us'.Select Matthew 1:23

24When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded, and brought home his wife,Select Matthew 1:24

25but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son. The child's name he called JESUS.Select Matthew 1:25