Matthew 1

1verseThe book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

2verseAbraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

3verseJudah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

4verseRam became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.

5verseSalmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

6verseJesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.

7verseSolomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.

8verseAsa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.

9verseUzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.

10verseHezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.

11verseJosiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

12verseAfter the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.

13verseZerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.

14verseAzor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.

15verseEliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.

16verseJacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

17verseSo all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

18verseNow the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

19verseJoseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

20verseBut when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

21verseShe shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”

22verseNow all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

23verse“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”

24verseJoseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

25verseand didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.