Matthew Chapter 1

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

1The 1recordG976 of the genealogyG1078 of 2JesusG2424 3the MessiahG5547, 4the sonG5207 of DavidG1160, 5the sonG5207 of AbrahamG11:

2AbrahamG11 6was the fatherG1080 of IsaacG2464, 7IsaacG2464 the fatherG1080 of JacobG2384, and JacobG2384 the fatherG1080 of 8JudahG2455 and his brothersG80. 3JudahG2455 was the fatherG1080 of PerezG5329 and ZerahG2196 by TamarG2283, 9PerezG5329 was the fatherG1080 of HezronG2074, and HezronG2074 the fatherG1080 of 10RamG689. 4RamG689 was the fatherG1080 of AmminadabG284, AmminadabG284 the fatherG1080 of NahshonG3476, and NahshonG3476 the fatherG1080 of SalmonG4533. 5SalmonG4533 was the fatherG1080 of BoazG1003 by RahabG4460, BoazG1003 was the fatherG1080 of ObedG2492 by RuthG4503, and ObedG2492 the fatherG1080 of JesseG2421. 6JesseG2421 was the fatherG1080 of DavidG1160 the kingG935.

DavidG1160 11was the fatherG1080 of SolomonG4672 by 12Bathsheba who had been the wifeG1135 of UriahG3774. 7SolomonG4672 13was the fatherG1080 of RehoboamG4497, RehoboamG4497 the fatherG1080 of AbijahG7, and AbijahG7 the fatherG1080 of 14AsaG760. 8AsaG760 was the fatherG1080 of JehoshaphatG2498, JehoshaphatG2498 the fatherG1080 of 15JoramG2496, and JoramG2496 the fatherG1080 of UzziahG3604. 9UzziahG3604 was the fatherG1080 of 16JothamG2488, JothamG2488 the fatherG1080 of AhazG881, and AhazG881 the fatherG1080 of HezekiahG1478. 10HezekiahG1478 was the fatherG1080 of ManassehG3128, ManassehG3128 the fatherG1080 of 17AmonG300, and AmonG300 the 18fatherG1080 of JosiahG2502. 11JosiahG2502 becameG1080 the fatherG1080 of 19JeconiahG2423 and his brothersG80, at the timeG1909 of the 20deportationG3350 to BabylonG897.

12AfterG3326 the 21deportationG3350 to BabylonG897: JeconiahG2423 becameG1080 the fatherG1080 of 22ShealtielG4528, and ShealtielG4528 the fatherG1080 of ZerubbabelG2216. 13ZerubbabelG2216 was the fatherG1080 of 23AbihudG10, AbihudG10 the fatherG1080 of EliakimG1662, and EliakimG1662 the fatherG1080 of AzorG107. 14AzorG107 was the fatherG1080 of ZadokG4524, ZadokG4524 the fatherG1080 of AchimG885, and AchimG885 the fatherG1080 of EliudG1664. 15EliudG1664 was the fatherG1080 of EleazarG1648, EleazarG1648 the fatherG1080 of MatthanG3102, and MatthanG3102 the fatherG1080 of JacobG2384. 16JacobG2384 was the fatherG1080 of JosephG2501 the husbandG435 of MaryG3137, by whomG3739 JesusG2424 was bornG1080, 24who is calledG3004 25the MessiahG5547.

17SoG3767 allG3956 the generationsG1074 from AbrahamG11 to DavidG1160 are fourteenG1180 generationsG1074; from DavidG1160 to the 26deportationG3350 to BabylonG897, fourteenG1180 generationsG1074; and from the 27deportationG3350 to BabylonG897 to 28the MessiahG5547, fourteenG1180 generationsG1074.

Conception and Birth of Jesus

18NowG1161 the birthG1078 of JesusG2424 29ChristG5547 was as followsG3779: when His 30motherG3384 MaryG3137 had been 31betrothedG3423 to JosephG2501, beforeG4250 they cameG4905 togetherG4905 she was 32foundG2147 to be with childG1722G1064 by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 19And JosephG2501 her husbandG435, beingG1510 a righteousG1342 manG1342 and not wantingG2309 to disgraceG1165 her, plannedG1014 3334to sendG630 her awayG630 secretlyG2977. 20But when he had consideredG1760 thisG3778, beholdG2400, an angelG32 of the LordG2962 appearedG5316 to him in a dreamG3677, sayingG3004, “35JosephG2501, sonG5207 of DavidG1160, do not be afraidG5399 to takeG3880 MaryG3137 as your wifeG1135; for 36the Child whoG3588 has been 37conceivedG1080 in her is of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 21She will bearG5088 a SonG5207; and 38you shall callG2564 His nameG3686 JesusG2424, for 39He 40will saveG4982 His peopleG2992 from their sinsG266.” 22NowG1161 allG3650 thisG3778 41tookG1096 placeG1096 to fulfillG4137 whatG3588 was 42spokenG3004 by the LordG2962 throughG1223 the prophetG4396: 23“43BeholdG2400, the virginG3933 shall be with 44childG1722G1064 and shall bearG5088 a SonG5207, and they shall callG2564 His nameG3686 45ImmanuelG1694,” whichG3739 translatedG3177 meansG1510, “46GodG2316 with us.” 24And JosephG2501 47awokeG1453 from his sleepG5258 and didG4160 as the angelG32 of the LordG2962 commandedG4367 him, and tookG3880 Mary as his wifeG1135, 2548but keptG3756G1097 her a virginG3756G1097 untilG2193 she 49gaveG5088 birthG5088 to a SonG5207; and 50he calledG2564 His nameG3686 JesusG2424.