Matthew 1:17-21

English Standard Version

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to ^(A)the Christ fourteen generations.

The Birth of Jesus Christ

¹⁸ Now the birth of ^(B)Jesus Christ^[a] took place in this way. ^(C)When his mother Mary had been betrothed^[b] to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child ^(D)from the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling ^(E)to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. ²⁰ But as he considered these things, behold, ^(F)an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ²¹ She will bear a son, and ^(G)you shall call his name Jesus, ^(H)for he will save his people from their sins.”