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Matthew Chapter 1

New American Standard Bible 2020

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

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

2AbrahamG11 fatheredG1080 IsaacG2464, IsaacG2464 fatheredG1080 JacobG2384, and JacobG2384 fatheredG1080 6JudahG2455 and his brothersG80. 3JudahG2455 fatheredG1080 PerezG5329 and ZerahG2196 by TamarG2283, 7PerezG5329 fatheredG1080 HezronG2074, and HezronG2074 fatheredG1080 8RamG689. 4RamG689 fatheredG1080 AmminadabG284, AmminadabG284 fatheredG1080 NahshonG3476, and NahshonG3476 fatheredG1080 SalmonG4533. 5SalmonG4533 fatheredG1080 BoazG1003 by RahabG4460, BoazG1003 fatheredG1080 ObedG2492 by RuthG4503, and ObedG2492 fatheredG1080 JesseG2421. 6JesseG2421 fatheredG1080 DavidG1160 the kingG935.

DavidG1160 9fatheredG1080 SolomonG4672 by 10her who had been the wife of UriahG3774. 7SolomonG4672 11fatheredG1080 RehoboamG4497, RehoboamG4497 fatheredG1080 AbijahG7, and AbijahG7 fatheredG1080 12AsaG760. 8AsaG760 fatheredG1080 JehoshaphatG2498, JehoshaphatG2498 fatheredG1080 13JoramG2496, and JoramG2496 fatheredG1080 UzziahG3604. 9UzziahG3604 fatheredG1080 14JothamG2488, JothamG2488 fatheredG1080 AhazG881, and AhazG881 fatheredG1080 HezekiahG1478. 10HezekiahG1478 fatheredG1080 ManassehG3128, ManassehG3128 fatheredG1080 15AmonG300, and AmonG300 16fatheredG1080 JosiahG2502. 11JosiahG2502 fatheredG1080 17JeconiahG2423 and his brothersG80, at the timeG1909 of the 18deportationG3350 to BabylonG897.

12AfterG3326 the 19deportationG3350 to BabylonG897: JeconiahG2423 fatheredG1080 20ShealtielG4528, and ShealtielG4528 fatheredG1080 ZerubbabelG2216. 13ZerubbabelG2216 fatheredG1080 21AbihudG10, AbihudG10 fatheredG1080 EliakimG1662, and EliakimG1662 fatheredG1080 AzorG107. 14AzorG107 fatheredG1080 ZadokG4524, ZadokG4524 fatheredG1080 AchimG885, and AchimG885 fatheredG1080 EliudG1664. 15EliudG1664 fatheredG1080 EleazarG1648, EleazarG1648 fatheredG1080 MatthanG3157, and MatthanG3157 fatheredG1080 JacobG2384. 16JacobG2384 fatheredG1080 JosephG2501 the husbandG435 of MaryG3137, by whomG3739 JesusG2424 was bornG1080, 22who is calledG3004 the 23MessiahG5547.

17SoG3767 allG3956 the generationsG1074 from AbrahamG11 to DavidG1160 are fourteenG1180 generationsG1074; from DavidG1160 to the 24deportationG3350 to BabylonG897, fourteenG1180 generationsG1074; and from the 25deportationG3350 to BabylonG897 to the 26MessiahG5547, fourteenG1180 generationsG1074.

Conception and Birth of Jesus

18NowG1161 the birthG1078 of JesusG2424 the 27MessiahG5547 was as followsG3779: when His 28motherG3384 MaryG3137 had been 29betrothedG3423 to JosephG2501, beforeG4250 they cameG4905 togetherG4905 she was 30foundG2147 to be pregnantG1722G1064 by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 19And her husbandG435 JosephG2501, since he was a righteousG1342 manG1342 and did not wantG2309 to disgraceG1165 her, plannedG1014 to 3132sendG630 her awayG630 secretlyG2977. 20But when he had thoughtG1760 thisG3778 overG1760, beholdG2400, an angelG32 of the LordG2962 appearedG5316 to him in a dreamG3677, sayingG3004, “33JosephG2501, sonG5207 of DavidG1160, do not beG5399 afraidG5399 to takeG3880 MaryG3137 as your wifeG1135; for 34the Child whoG3588 has been conceivedG1080 in her is of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 21She will giveG5088 birthG5088 to a SonG5207; and 35you shall nameG2564G3686 Him JesusG2424, for 36He 37will saveG4982 His peopleG2992 from their sinsG266.” 22NowG1161 allG3650 thisG3778 38tookG1096 placeG1096 soG2443 thatG2443 whatG3588 was 39spokenG3004 by the LordG2962 throughG1223 40the prophetG4396 would be fulfilledG4137: 23“41BeholdG2400, the virginG3933 will 4243conceiveG1722G1064 and giveG5088 birthG5088 to a SonG5207, and they shall nameG2564G3686 Him 44ImmanuelG1694,” whichG3739 translatedG3177 meansG1510, “45GodG2316 with us.” 24And JosephG2501 awokeG1453 from his sleepG5258 and didG4160 as the angelG32 of the LordG2962 commandedG4367 him, and tookG3880 Mary as his wifeG1135, 2546but keptG3756G1097 her a virginG3756G1097 untilG2193 she 47gaveG5088 birthG5088 to a SonG5207; and 48he namedG2564G3686 Him JesusG2424.

Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 1:1 Lit book ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 1:1 In Heb Yeshua (Joshua), meaning The Lord is salvation ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 1:1 From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One) ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 1:1 2 Sam 7:12-16; Ps 89:3f; 132:11; Is 9:6f; 11:1; Matt 9:27; Luke 1:32, 69; John 7:42; Acts 13:23; Rom 1:3; Rev 22:16 ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 1:1 Matt 1:1-6: Luke 3:32-34; Gen 22:18; Gal 3:16 ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 1:2 Gr Judas; a name of a person in the Old Testament is given in its Old Testament form ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 1:3 Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Chr 2:1-15; Matt 1:3-6 ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 1:3 Gr Aram ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 1:6 2 Sam 11:27; 12:24 ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 1:6 I.e., Bathsheba ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 1:7 1 Chr 3:10ff ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 1:7 Gr Asaph ↩
  13. 13. Matthew 1:8 Also Gr for Jehoram in 2 Kin 8:16; cf. 1 Chr 3:11 ↩
  14. 14. Matthew 1:9 Gr Joatham ↩
  15. 15. Matthew 1:10 Gr Amos ↩
  16. 16. Matthew 1:10 1 Chr 3:14 ↩
  17. 17. Matthew 1:11 Jehoiachin in 2 Kin 24:15 ↩
  18. 18. Matthew 1:11 2 Kin 24:14f; Jer 27:20; Matt 1:17 ↩
  19. 19. Matthew 1:12 2 Kin 24:14f; Jer 27:20; Matt 1:17 ↩
  20. 20. Matthew 1:12 Gr Salathiel ↩
  21. 21. Matthew 1:13 Gr Abioud, usually spelled Abiud ↩
  22. 22. Matthew 1:16 Matt 27:17, 22; Luke 2:11; John 4:25 ↩
  23. 23. Matthew 1:16 From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One) ↩
  24. 24. Matthew 1:17 2 Kin 24:14f; Jer 27:20; Matt 1:11, 12 ↩
  25. 25. Matthew 1:17 2 Kin 24:14f; Jer 27:20; Matt 1:11, 12 ↩
  26. 26. Matthew 1:17 See note v 16 ↩
  27. 27. Matthew 1:18 See note v 16 ↩
  28. 28. Matthew 1:18 Matt 12:46; Luke 1:27 ↩
  29. 29. Matthew 1:18 Unlike engagement, a betrothed couple was considered married, but did not yet live together ↩
  30. 30. Matthew 1:18 Luke 1:35 ↩
  31. 31. Matthew 1:19 Or divorce her ↩
  32. 32. Matthew 1:19 Deut 22:20-24; 24:1-4; John 8:4, 5 ↩
  33. 33. Matthew 1:20 Luke 2:4 ↩
  34. 34. Matthew 1:20 Lit that which ↩
  35. 35. Matthew 1:21 Luke 1:31; 2:21 ↩
  36. 36. Matthew 1:21 Lit He Himself ↩
  37. 37. Matthew 1:21 Luke 2:11; John 1:29; Acts 4:12; 5:31; 13:23, 38, 39; Col 1:20-23 ↩
  38. 38. Matthew 1:22 Lit has happened ↩
  39. 39. Matthew 1:22 Luke 24:44; Rom 1:2-4 ↩
  40. 40. Matthew 1:22 I.e., Isaiah ↩
  41. 41. Matthew 1:23 Is 7:14 ↩
  42. 42. Matthew 1:23 Or be pregnant ↩
  43. 43. Matthew 1:23 Is 9:6, 7 ↩
  44. 44. Matthew 1:23 Gr Emmanuel ↩
  45. 45. Matthew 1:23 Is 8:10 ↩
  46. 46. Matthew 1:25 Lit and did not know her intimately ↩
  47. 47. Matthew 1:25 Luke 2:7 ↩
  48. 48. Matthew 1:25 Matt 1:21; Luke 2:21 ↩

Commentaries on Matthew 1

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