Twenty - Matthew - 1

1:1  A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.

1:2  Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers, Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers,

1:3  Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Ram,

1:4  Ram of Amminadab, Amminadab of Nashon, Nashon of Salmon,

1:5  Salmon of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed of Jesse,

1:6  Jesse of David the King. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother was Uriah's widow,

1:7  Solomon of Rehoboam, Rehoboam of Abijah, Abijah of Asa,

1:8  Asa of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat of Jehoram, Jehoram of Uzziah,

1:9  Uzziah of Jotham, Jotham of Ahaz, Ahaz of Hezekiah,

1:10  Hezekiah of Manasseh, Manasseh of Ammon, Ammon of Josiah,

1:11  Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the Exile to Babylon.

1:12  After the Exile to Babylon--Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel of Zerubbabel,

1:13  Zerubbabel of Abiud, Abiud of Eliakim, Eliakim of Azor,

1:14  Azor of Zadok, Zadok of Achim, Achim of Eliud,

1:15  Eliud of Eleazar, Eleazar of Matthan, Matthan of Jacob,

1:16  Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, who is called 'Christ'.

1:17  So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the Exile to Babylon fourteen; and from the Exile to Babylon to the Christ fourteen.

1:18  The birth of Jesus Christ took place as follows.--His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be with child by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1:19  Her husband, Joseph, was a religious man and, being unwilling to expose her to contempt, resolved to put an end to their betrothal privately.

1:20  He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1:21  She shall give birth to a son; and you shall give him the name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

1:22  All this happened in fulfilment of these words of the Lord in the Prophet, where he says--

1:23  'Behold! the virgin shall be with child and shall give birth to a son, And they will give him the name Immanuel'--a word which means 'God is with us.'

1:24  When Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.

1:25  He made Mary his wife, but did not live with her as her husband until after the birth of her son; and to this son he gave the name Jesus.