Mat 1 | ESV | STEP | The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ , the son of David , the son of Abraham .

‏ Matthew 1

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1 ^aThe book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, ^bthe son of David, ^cthe son of Abraham.

2 ^dAbraham was the father of Isaac, and ^eIsaac the father of Jacob, and ^fJacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and ^gJudah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, ^{▼▼Greek Aram; also verse 4} 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by ⁱRahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and ^jJesse the father of David the king.

And ^kDavid was the father of Solomon by ^lthe wife of Uriah, 7 and ^mSolomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, ^{▼▼ Asaph is probably an alternate spelling of Asa; some manuscripts Asa; also verse 8} 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, ^oand Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, ^{▼▼ Amos is probably an alternate spelling of Amon; some manuscripts Amon; twice in this verse} and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and ^qJosiah the father of ^rJechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12 And after the deportation to Babylon: ^sJechoniah was the father of ^tShealtiel, ^{▼▼Greek Salathiel; twice in this verse}and ^vShealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of ^wJoseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

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

The Birth of Jesus Christ

18 Now the birth of ^yJesus Christ ^{▼▼Some manuscripts of the Christ} took place in this way. ^aaWhen his mother Mary had been betrothed ^{▼▼That is, legally pledged to be married} to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child ^acfrom the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling ^adto put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, ^aean angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and ^afyou shall call his name Jesus, ^agfor he will save his people from their sins.” 22 ^ahAll this took place ^aito fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 ^aj“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name ^akImmanuel”

(which means, God ^alwith us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And ^amhe called his name Jesus.