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