Matthew 1 — AAB

The Genealogy of Jesus

1Verse 1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:^{Verse 2}Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.^{Verse 3}Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
and Hezron the father of Ram.^{+Verse 4}Ram was the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
and Nahshon the father of Salmon.^{Verse 5}Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
^{Verse 6}and Jesse the father of David the king.
Next:
David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
^{Verse 7}Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
and Abijah the father of Asa.^{+Verse 8}Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Joram,
and Joram the father of Uzziah.^{Verse 9}Uzziah was the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.^{Verse 10}Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amon,⁺
Amon the father of Josiah,
^{Verse 11}and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothersat the time of the exile to Babylon.^{Verse 12}After the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
^{Verse 13}Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,
Abiud the father of Eliakim,
and Eliakim the father of Azor.^{Verse 14}Azor was the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Achim,
and Achim the father of Eliud.^{Verse 15}Eliud was the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
^{Verse 16}and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.^{Verse 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.

The Birth of Jesus

^{Verse 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.^{Verse 19}Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.^{Verse 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.^{Verse 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.”^{Verse 22}All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:^{Verse 23}“Behold, the virgin will be with childand will give birth to a son,and they will call Him Immanuel”⁺(which means, “God with us”⁺).^{Verse 24}When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.^{Verse 25}But he had no union with her⁺until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.