1:1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: |
1:2 Abraham we identify as the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. |
1:3 Judah we identify as the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez we identify as the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. |
1:4 Ram we identify as the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. |
1:5 Salmon we identify as the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz we identify as the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse. |
1:6 Jesse we identify as the father of David the king. David we identify as the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had previously married Uriah. |
1:7 Solomon we identify as the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. |
1:8 Asa we identify as the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. |
1:9 Uzziah we identify as the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. |
1:10 Hezekiah we identify as the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah. |
1:11 Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. |
1:12 After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel. |
1:13 Zerubbabel we identify as the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor. |
1:14 Azor we identify as the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud. |
1:15 Eliud we identify as the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob. |
1:16 Jacob we identify as the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who we acknowledge as the Messiah. |
1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David we calculate as fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations. |
1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ we report as follows: when His mother Mary had become engaged to Joseph, before they came together she became impregnated by the Holy Spirit. |
1:19 And Joseph her husband, wanting to do the right thing and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. |
1:20 But when he had considered this, behold, an 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 the Child who has become conceived in her comes from the Holy Spirit. |
1:21 "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." |
1:22 Now all this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: |
1:23 "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL CONCEIVE A CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "GOD WITH US." |
1:24 And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, |
1:25 but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. |