Matthew 1:1
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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
1 An account[a] of the genealogy[b] of Jesus the Messiah,[c] the son of David, the son of Abraham.(A)
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Genesis 22:18
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18 and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”(A)
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Romans 1:3
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3 the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh(A)
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Galatians 3:16
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16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring;[a] it does not say, “And to offsprings,”[b] as of many, but it says, “And to your offspring,”[c] that is, to one person, who is Christ.(A)
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Revelation 22:16
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16 “It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”(A)
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Psalm 132:11
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11 The Lord swore to David a sure oath
from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body
I will set on your throne.(A)
Jeremiah 23:5
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The Righteous Branch of David
5 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.(A)
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Isaiah 11:1
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Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders,
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.(A)
7 Great will be his authority,[a]
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(B)
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- 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Genesis 28:13-14
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13 And the Lord stood beside him[a] and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring,(A) 14 and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and all the families of the earth shall be blessed[b] in you and in your offspring.(B)
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John 7:42
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42 Has not the scripture said that the Messiah[a] is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”(A)
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- 7.42 Or the Christ
Luke 1:31-32
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31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.(A) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.(B)
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Matthew 1:18
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The Birth of Jesus the Messiah
18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah[a] took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit.(A)
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- 1.18 Or Jesus Christ
Genesis 12:3
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3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a](A)
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- 12.3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves
Isaiah 53:8
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8 By a perversion of justice he was taken away.
Who could have imagined his future?
For he was cut off from the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people.(A)
Genesis 26:3-5
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3 Reside in this land as an alien, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will fulfill the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.(A) 4 I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth shall gain blessing for themselves through your offspring,(B) 5 because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
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Romans 9:5
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5 to them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, comes the Christ, who is over all, God blessed forever.[a] Amen.(A)
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- 9.5 Or Messiah, who is God over all, blessed forever; or Messiah. May he who is God over all be blessed forever
Acts 2:30
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30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne.(A)
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Luke 3:23-38
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The Ancestors of Jesus
23 Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son (as was thought) of Joseph son of Heli,(A) 24 son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph, 25 son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai, 26 son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda, 27 son of Joanan, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,(B) 28 son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er, 29 son of Joshua, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi, 30 son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim, 31 son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David,(C) 32 son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Sala,[a] son of Nahshon,(D) 33 son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni,[b] son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah, 34 son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor,(E) 35 son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah, 36 son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,(F) 37 son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan, 38 son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.(G)
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Romans 4:13
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God’s Promise Realized through Faith
13 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith.(A)
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Acts 13:22-23
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22 When he had removed him, he made David their king. In his testimony about him he said, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry out all my wishes.’(A) 23 Of this man’s posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised;(B)
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Matthew 22:42-45
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42 “What do you think of the Messiah?[a] Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.”(A) 43 He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit[b] calls him Lord, saying,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet” ’?(B)
45 “If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?”
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Matthew 15:22
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22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.”(A)
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Matthew 9:27
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Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”(A)
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Matthew 2:1-2
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The Visit of the Magi
2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem,(A) 2 asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east[b] and have come to pay him homage.”(B)
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