1Matthew 1

1A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.Select Matthew 1:1

2Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,Select Matthew 1:2

3and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,Select Matthew 1:3

4and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,Select Matthew 1:4

5and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,Select Matthew 1:5

6and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her who had been Uriah's,Select Matthew 1:6

7and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,Select Matthew 1:7

8and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,Select Matthew 1:8

9and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,Select Matthew 1:9

10and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,Select Matthew 1:10

11and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.Select Matthew 1:11

12And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,Select Matthew 1:12

13and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,Select Matthew 1:13

14and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,Select Matthew 1:14

15and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,Select Matthew 1:15

16and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.Select Matthew 1:16

17All 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.Select Matthew 1:17

18And 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,Select Matthew 1:18

19and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.Select Matthew 1:19

20And 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,Select Matthew 1:20

21and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'Select Matthew 1:21

22And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,Select Matthew 1:22

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.'Select Matthew 1:23

24And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,Select Matthew 1:24

25and did not know her till she brought forth her son--the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.Select Matthew 1:25