Matthew 1

1The record of the family line of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, and Jacob of Judah and his brothers. 3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron of Ram. 4Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab of Nahshon, and Nahshon of Salmon. 5Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed was the father of Jesse, 6and Jesse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah. 7Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam of Abijah, and Abijah of Asa. 8Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat of Joram, and Joram of Uzziah. 9Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham of Ahaz, and Ahaz of Hezekiah. 10Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh of Amon, and Amon of Josiah. 11Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel of Zerubbabel. 13Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud of Eliakim, and Eliakim of Azor. 14Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok of Achim, and Achim of Eliud. 15Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar of Matthan, and Matthan of Jacob. 16Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and of Mary was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

17So there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the deportation to Babylon, and fourteen from the deportation to Babylon to Christ.

18Now this is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they began to live together it became clear that she was expecting a child through the Holy Spirit. 19Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her in public, so he decided to divorce her privately. 20While he was turning this over in his mind, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” he said, “do not be afraid to take Mary into your home as your wife. The child she has conceived is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he is the one who will save his people from their sins.” 22All this happened so that the word the Lord had spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled: 23“See, the virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and people will call him Immanuel.” The name means “God is with us.” 24Joseph got up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him. He took his wife into his home. 25But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Jesus.