# Matthew 1 [[Matthew]] | [[Matt-02|Matthew 02 →]] *** ###### v1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. ###### v2 Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers. ###### v3 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram. ###### v4 Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon. ###### v5 Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse. ###### v6 Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah's wife. ###### v7 Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa. ###### v8 Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah. ###### v9 Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah. ###### v10 Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah. ###### v11 Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. ###### v12 After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel. ###### v13 Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor. ###### v14 Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud. ###### v15 Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob. ###### v16 Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. ###### v17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations. ###### v18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. ###### v19 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. ###### v20 But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ###### v21 She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins." ###### v22 Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ###### v23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel," which is, being interpreted, "God with us." ###### v24 Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself; ###### v25 and didn't know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus. *** [[Matthew]] | [[Matt-02|Matthew 02 →]]