Matthew 1:16-2:12

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, ^(A)who is called the ^[a]Messiah.

¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the ^(B)deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the ^(C)deportation to Babylon to the ^[b]Messiah, fourteen generations.

Conception and Birth of Jesus

¹⁸Now the birth of Jesus the ^[c]Messiah was as follows: when His ^(D)mother Mary had been ^[d]betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^(E)found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to ^[e]^(F)send her away secretly. ²⁰But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^(G)Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ^[f]the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ²¹She will give birth to a Son; and ^(H)you shall name Him Jesus, for ^[g]He ^(I)will save His people from their sins.” ²²Now all this ^[h]took place so that what was ^(J)spoken by the Lord through ^[i]the prophet would be fulfilled: ²³“^(K)Behold, the virgin will ^[j]^(L)conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him ^[k]Immanuel,” which translated means, “^(M)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, ²⁵^[l]but kept her a virgin until she ^(N)gave birth to a Son; and ^(O)he named Him Jesus.

The Visit of the Magi

2 Now after Jesus was ^(P)born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of ^(Q)Herod the king, behold, ^[m]magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ²“Where is He who has been born ^(R)King of the Jews? For we saw ^(S)His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” ³When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the ^[n]Messiah was to be born. ⁵They said to him, “^(T)In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written ^[o]by ^[p]the prophet:

⁶‘^(U)And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
For from you will come forth a Ruler
Who will ^(V)shepherd My people Israel.’”

⁷Then Herod secretly called for the magi and determined from them the exact ^[q]time ^(W)the star appeared. ⁸And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.” ⁹After hearing the king, they went on their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on ahead of them until it came to a stop over the place where the Child was to be found. ¹⁰When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. ¹¹And after they came into the house, they saw the Child with ^(X)His mother Mary; and they fell down and ^[r]^(Y)worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. ¹²And after being ^(Z)warned by God ^(AA)in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

Footnotes

Matthew 1:16 From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One)
Matthew 1:17 See note v 16
Matthew 1:18 See note v 16
Matthew 1:18 Unlike engagement, a betrothed couple was considered married, but did not yet live together
Matthew 1:19 Or divorce her
Matthew 1:20 Lit that which
Matthew 1:21 Lit He Himself
Matthew 1:22 Lit has happened
Matthew 1:22 I.e., Isaiah
Matthew 1:23 Or be pregnant
Matthew 1:23 Gr Emmanuel
Matthew 1:25 Lit and did not know her intimately
Matthew 2:1 A caste of educated men specializing in astronomy, astrology, and natural science
Matthew 2:4 From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One)
Matthew 2:5 Or through
Matthew 2:5 I.e., Micah
Matthew 2:7 Lit time of the appearing star
Matthew 2:11 Lit prostrated themselves to; i.e., lay face down in a prone position to indicate worship