Matthew 1

1 A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.⋮

2 Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,⋮

3 and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,⋮

4 and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,⋮

5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,⋮

6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her who had been Uriah's,⋮

7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,⋮

8 and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,⋮

9 and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,⋮

10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,⋮

11 and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.⋮

12 And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,⋮

13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,⋮

14 and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,⋮

15 and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,⋮

16 and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.⋮

17 All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto the Christ, fourteen generations.⋮

18 And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,⋮

19 and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.⋮

20 And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten is of the Holy Spirit,⋮

21 and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'⋮

22 And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,⋮

23 'Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted 'With us he is God.'⋮

24 And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,⋮

25 and did not know her till she brought forth her son — the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.⋮