Matthew 1
New Matthew Bible
The genealogy of Christ and marriage of his mother Mary. The angel satisfies Joseph’s mind.
1 This is the account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son also of Abraham:
2 Abraham begat Isaac;
Isaac begat Jacob;
Jacob begat Judah and his brethren.
3 Judah begat Perez and Zerah by Tamar;
Perez begat Hezron;
Hezron begat Ram.
4 Ram begat Amminadab;
Amminadab begat Nashon;
Nashon begat Salmon.
5 Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab;
Boaz begat Obed by Ruth;
Obed begat Jesse.
6 Jesse begat David the king;
David the king begat Solomon, by her who was the wife of Uriah.
7 Solomon begat Rehoboam;
Rehoboam begat Abijah;
Abijah begat Asa.
8 Asa begat Jehoshaphat;
Jehoshaphat begat Joram;
Joram begat Uzziah.
9 Uzziah begat Jotham;
Jotham begat Ahaz;
Ahaz begat Hezekiah.
10 Hezekiah begat Manasseh;
Manasseh begat Amon;
Amon begat Josiah.
11 Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren about the time they were carried away to Babylon.
12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel;
Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel.
13 Zerubbabel begat Abiud;
Abiud begat Eliakim;
Eliakim begat Azor.
14 Azor begat Zadok;
Zadok begat Achim;
Achim begat Eliud.
15 Eliud begat Eleazar;
Eleazar begat Matthan;
Matthan begat Jacob.
16 Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born that Jesus that is called Christ.
17 All the generations from Abraham to David are 14 generations. And from David to the captivity of Babylon are 14 generations. And from the captivity of Babylon to Christ are also 14 generations.
18 The birth of Jesus Christ was this way: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came to dwell together, she was found with child by the Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being an upright man, and loathe to make an example of her, was minded to put her away quietly. 20 While he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph son of David, fear not to take unto you Mary your wife. For that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bring forth a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. For he will save his people from their sins.
22 All this was done to fulfil that which was spoken about the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a maiden shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which is by interpretation, God with us.
24 And Joseph, as soon as he awoke out of sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bid him and took his wife unto him, 25 and knew her not till she had brought forth her first son, and called his name Jesus.
Matthew 1
Complete Jewish Bible
1 This is the genealogy of Yeshua the Messiah, son of David, son of Avraham:
2 Avraham was the father of Yitz’chak,
Yitz’chak was the father of Ya‘akov,
Ya‘akov was the father of Y’hudah and his brothers,
3 Y’hudah was the father of Peretz and Zerach (their mother was Tamar),
Peretz was the father of Hetzron,
Hetzron was the father of Ram,
4 Ram was the father of ‘Amminadav,
‘Amminadav was the father of Nachshon,
Nachshon was the father of Salmon,
5 Salmon was the father of Bo‘az (his mother was Rachav),
Bo‘az was the father of ‘Oved (his mother was Rut),
‘Oved was the father of Yishai,
6 Yishai was the father of David the king.
David was the father of Shlomo (his mother was the wife of Uriyah),
7 Shlomo was the father of Rechav‘am,
Rechav‘am was the father of Aviyah,
Aviyah was the father of Asa,
8 Asa was the father of Y’hoshafat,
Y’hoshafat was the father of Yoram,
Yoram was the father of ‘Uziyahu,
9 ‘Uziyahu was the father of Yotam,
Yotam was the father of Achaz,
Achaz was the father of Hizkiyahu,
10 Hizkiyahu was the father of M’nasheh,
M’nasheh was the father of Amon,
Amon was the father of Yoshiyahu,
11 Yoshiyahu was the father of Y’khanyahu and his brothers
at the time of the Exile to Bavel.
12 After the Babylonian Exile, Y’khanyahu was the father of Sh’altiel,
Sh’altiel was the father of Z’rubavel,
13 Z’rubavel was the father of Avihud,
Avihud was the father of Elyakim,
Elyakim was the father of ‘Azur,
14 ‘Azur was the father of Tzadok,
Tzadok was the father of Yakhin,
Yakhin was the father of El’ichud,
15 El’ichud was the father of El‘azar,
El‘azar was the father of Mattan,
Mattan was the father of Ya‘akov,
16 Ya‘akov was the father of Yosef the husband of Miryam,
from whom was born the Yeshua who was called the Messiah.
17 Thus there were fourteen generations from Avraham to David,
fourteen generations from David to the Babylonian Exile,
and fourteen generations from the Babylonian Exile to the Messiah.
18 Here is how the birth of Yeshua the Messiah took place. When his mother Miryam was engaged to Yosef, before they were married, she was found to be pregnant from the Ruach HaKodesh. 19 Her husband-to-be, Yosef, was a man who did what was right; so he made plans to break the engagement quietly, rather than put her to public shame. 20 But while he was thinking about this, an angel of Adonai appeared to him in a dream and said, “Yosef, son of David, do not be afraid to take Miryam home with you as your wife; for what has been conceived in her is from the Ruach HaKodesh. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Yeshua, [which means ‘Adonai saves,’] because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 All this happened in order to fulfill what Adonai had said through the prophet,
23 “The virgin will conceive and bear a son,
and they will call him ‘Immanu El.”[a]
(The name means, “God is with us.”)
24 When Yosef awoke he did what the angel of Adonai had told him to do — he took Miryam home to be his wife, 25 but he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Yeshua.
Footnotes
- Matthew 1:23 Isaiah 7:14
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