Matthew 1:17-23

English Standard Version

¹⁷So 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

¹⁸Now 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. ¹⁹And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling ^(E)to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. ²⁰But 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. ²¹She will bear a son, and ^(G)you shall call his name Jesus, ^(H)for he will save his people from their sins.” ²²^(I)All this took place ^(J)to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

²³^(K)“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name ^(L)Immanuel”

(which means, God ^(M)with us).

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Footnotes

Matthew 1:18 Some manuscripts of the Christ
Matthew 1:18 That is, legally pledged to be married

Micah 5:2-4

English Standard Version

²^[a] ^(A)But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of ^(B)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be ^(C)ruler in Israel,
^(D)whose coming forth is ^(E)from of old,
    from ancient days.
³Therefore he shall give them up ^(F)until the time
    when she who is in labor has given birth;
then ^(G)the rest of his brothers shall return
    to the people of Israel.
⁴And he shall stand ^(H)and shepherd his flock ^(I)in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now ^(J)he shall be great
    to the ends of the earth.