Matthew 1

A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Abraham fathered Isaac, and Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,

and Judah fathered Perez and Zerah of Tamar, and Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered Ram,

and Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon,

and Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse,

and Jesse fathered David the king. And David fathered Solomon (by the wife of Uriah),

and Solomon fathered Rehoboam, and Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asa,

and Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah,

and Uzziah fathered Jotham, and Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,

and Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, and Manasseh fathered Amon, and Amon fathered Josiah,

and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

And after the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,

and Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, and Abiud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor,

and Azor fathered Sadoc, and Sadoc fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud,

and Eliud fathered Eleazar, and Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob,

and Jacob fathered Joseph the father of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

So all the generations from Abraham to David are 14 generations, and from David to the exile to Babylon are 14 generations, and from the exile to Babylon to the Christ are 14 generations.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way: his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together in marriage, it was discovered that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit.

Now Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and yet not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.

But after he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child who has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

And she will give birth to a son, and you are to call his name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

Now all this took place with the result that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled, saying,

Behold! The virgin will be pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel (which is translated as “God with us”).

Then Joseph, awaking from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took Mary as his wife,

but he did not know her sexually until she had given birth to her son. And he called his name Jesus.