The 1record of the genealogy
of 2Jesus
3the Messiah
, athe son
of David
, bthe son
of Abraham
:
Abraham 1was the father
of Isaac
, 2Isaac
the father
of Jacob
, and Jacob
the father
of 3Judah
and his brothers
.
Judah was the father
of Perez
and Zerah
by Tamar
, aPerez
was the father
of Hezron
, and Hezron
the father
of 1Ram
.
Ram was the father
of Amminadab
, Amminadab
the father
of Nahshon
, and Nahshon
the father
of Salmon
.
Salmon was the father
of Boaz
by Rahab
, Boaz
was the father
of Obed
by Ruth
, and Obed
the father
of Jesse
.
Jesse was the father
of David
the king
.
David awas the father
of Solomon
by 1Bathsheba who had been the wife
of Uriah
.
Solomon awas the father
of Rehoboam
, Rehoboam
the father
of Abijah
, and Abijah
the father
of 1Asa
.
Asa was the father
of Jehoshaphat
, Jehoshaphat
the father
of 1Joram
, and Joram
the father
of Uzziah
.
Uzziah was the father
of 1Jotham
, Jotham
the father
of Ahaz
, and Ahaz
the father
of Hezekiah
.
Hezekiah was the father
of Manasseh
, Manasseh
the father
of 1Amon
, and Amon
the afather
of Josiah
.
Josiah became
the father
of 1Jeconiah
and his brothers
, at the time
of the adeportation
to Babylon
.
After the adeportation
to Babylon
: Jeconiah
became
the father
of 1Shealtiel
, and Shealtiel
the father
of Zerubbabel
.
Zerubbabel was the father
of 1Abihud
, Abihud
the father
of Eliakim
, and Eliakim
the father
of Azor
.
Azor was the father
of Zadok
, Zadok
the father
of Achim
, and Achim
the father
of Eliud
.
Eliud was the father
of Eleazar
, Eleazar
the father
of Matthan
, and Matthan
the father
of Jacob
.
Jacob was the father
of Joseph
the husband
of Mary
, by whom
Jesus
was born
, awho is called
1the Messiah
.
So all
the generations
from Abraham
to David
are fourteen
generations
; from David
to the adeportation
to Babylon
, fourteen
generations
; and from the adeportation
to Babylon
to 1the Messiah
, fourteen
generations
.
Now the birth
of Jesus
1Christ
was as follows
: when His amother
Mary
had been 2betrothed
to Joseph
, before
they came
together
she was bfound
to be with child
by the Holy
Spirit
.
And Joseph her husband
, being
a righteous
man
and not wanting
to disgrace
her, planned
1 ato send
her away
secretly
.
But when he had considered this
, behold
, an angel
of the Lord
appeared
to him in a dream
, saying
, " aJoseph
, son
of David
, do not be afraid
to take
Mary
as your wife
; for 1the Child who
has been 2conceived
in her is of the Holy
Spirit
.
"She will bear a Son
; and ayou shall call
His name
Jesus
, for 1He bwill save
His people
from their sins
."
Now all
this
1took
place
to fulfill
what
was aspoken
by the Lord
through
the prophet
:
" aBEHOLD, THE VIRGIN
SHALL BE WITH bCHILD
AND SHALL BEAR
A SON
, AND THEY SHALL CALL
HIS NAME
1IMMANUEL
," which
translated
means
, " cGOD
WITH US."
And Joseph 1awoke
from his sleep
and did
as the angel
of the Lord
commanded
him, and took
Mary as his wife
,
1but kept her a virgin
until
she agave
birth
to a Son
; and bhe called
His name
Jesus
.