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

1:2  Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

1:3  and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,

1:4  and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

1:5  and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,

1:6  and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her `who had been' Uriah's,

1:7  and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,

1:8  and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,

1:9  and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,

1:10  and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,

1:11  and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.

1:12  And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,

1:13  and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,

1:14  and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,

1:15  and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,

1:16  and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.

1:17  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.

1:18  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,

1:19  and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

1:20  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,

1:21  and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'

1:22  And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

1:23  `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.'

1:24  And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,

1:25  and did not know her till she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.