Read the Gospels in 40 Days

1 The book of the genealogy^[a] of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham—

² Abraham fathered^[b] Isaac, and Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers, ³ and Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered Ram, ⁴ and Ram fathered Aminadab, and Aminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon, ⁵ and Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse, ⁶ and Jesse fathered David the king.

And David fathered Solomon by the one of Uriah, ⁷ and Solomon fathered Rehoboam, and Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asaph, ⁸ and Asaph fathered Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah, ⁹ and Uzziah fathered Jotham, and Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah, ¹⁰ and Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, and Manasseh fathered Amos, and Amos fathered Josiah, ¹¹ and Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the deportation of Babylon.

¹² And after the deportation of Babylon, Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel, ¹³ and Zerubbabel fathered Abihud, and Abihud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor, ¹⁴ and Azor fathered Zadok, and Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud, ¹⁵ and Eliud fathered Eleazar, and Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob, ¹⁶ and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary— by whom^[c] Jesus was born, the One being called Christ.

¹⁷ So all^[d] the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation of Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the deportation of Babylon to the Christ are fourteen generations.

The Birth of The King: Jesus Is Born To a Virgin In Fulfillment of Isaiah

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: His mother Mary having been promised-in-marriage^[e] to Joseph, before they came-together she was found having a child in the womb by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ And Joseph her husband^[f], being righteous and not wanting to publicly-expose^[g] her, intended to send her away^[h] secretly^[i]. ²⁰ And he having pondered these things, behold— 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 the child having been fathered^[j] in her is by the Holy Spirit. ²¹ And she will give-birth to a Son. And you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. ²² And^[k] this entire thing has taken place in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet saying ²³ ‘Behold— the virgin will have a child in the womb, and she will give-birth to a Son. And they will call His name “Immanuel”’” [Isa 7:14], which being translated is “God with us”. ²⁴ And Joseph, having arisen from the sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took her as his wife. ²⁵ And he was not knowing^[l] her until which time she gave-birth to a Son. And he called His name Jesus.

Magi Arrive Seeking The Newborn King. King Herod Sends Them To Bethlehem

2 Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod^[m] the king, behold— magi^[n] from the east arrived in Jerusalem, ² saying “Where is the One having been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east^[o] and came to pay-homage to Him”. ³ And having heard it, King Herod was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ And having gathered-together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them as to where the Christ was [to be] born. ⁵ And the ones said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea. For thus it has been written through the prophet [in Mic 5:2]: ⁶ ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah. For One ruling^[p] will come out of you Who will shepherd My people Israel’”. ⁷ Then Herod, having called the magi secretly, learned-accurately from them the time of the appearing of the star. ⁸ And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, “Having gone, search-out accurately^[q] concerning the Child. And when you find Him, report to me so that I also, having come, may pay-homage to Him”.

A Star Leads Them To The Child, To Whom They Give Gifts

⁹ And the ones, having heard the king, proceeded. And behold— the star which they saw in the east was going-ahead-of them, until having come, it stood^[r] over where the Child was. ¹⁰ And having seen the star, they rejoiced an extremely great rejoicing. ¹¹ And having come into the house^[s], they saw the Child with Mary His mother. And having fallen-down, they paid homage to Him. And having opened their treasure-chests, they offered gifts to Him— gold and frankincense and myrrh. ¹² And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their country by another way.

An Angel Tells Joseph To Flee From Herod To Egypt, Fulfilling Hosea

¹³ And they having gone away, behold— an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream saying, “Having arisen, take the Child and His mother and flee into Egypt, and be there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek-for the Child that he might destroy Him”. ¹⁴ And the one, having arisen, took the Child and His mother by night and withdrew into Egypt, ¹⁵ and was there until the end^[t] of Herod— in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet saying “I called My Son out of Egypt” [Hos 11:1].

Herod Kills The Boys In Bethlehem, Bringing Another Fulfillment of Jeremiah

¹⁶ Then Herod, having seen that he was tricked^[u] by the magi, became very furious. And having sent-out men, he killed all^[v] the boys— the ones in Bethlehem and in all its districts from two years old and under— in accordance with the time which he learned-accurately from the magi. ¹⁷ Then the thing was fulfilled having been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet saying ¹⁸ “A voice was heard in Ramah^[w], weeping and great mourning— Rachel weeping-for her children. And she was not willing to be comforted, because they are no more” [Jeremiah 31:15].

After Herod Dies, Joseph Returns To Israel And Settles In Nazareth

¹⁹ And Herod having come-to-an-end^[x], behold— an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream in Egypt ²⁰ saying, “Having arisen, take the Child and His mother and proceed into the land of Israel. For the ones seeking the life of the Child are dead”. ²¹ And the one, having arisen, took the Child and His mother and entered into the land of Israel. ²² But having heard that Archelaus^[y] was king of Judea in place of his father Herod, he feared to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew into the regions of Galilee. ²³ And having come, he dwelled in a city being called Nazareth— so that the thing having been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, because^[z] He will be called a Nazarene.

In Fulfillment of Isaiah, John The Baptist Prepares The Nation For The Messiah

3 Now during those days John the Baptist comes^[aa], proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea ² and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn-near”. ³ For this one is the one having been spoken of through Isaiah the prophet saying [in Isa 40:3], “A voice of one shouting in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, be making His paths straight’”. ⁴ Now John himself was having^[ab] his clothing [made] of camel’s hair, and a belt made-of-leather around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ At that time Jerusalem and all Judea and all the surrounding-region of the Jordan was going out to him. ⁶ And they were being baptized in the Jordan River by him while confessing-out^[ac] their sins.

John Says To Produce Fruit Worthy of Repentance, Because The Chaff Will Be Burned

⁷ But having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to^[ad] his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers— who showed^[ae] you to flee from the coming wrath? ⁸ Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance. ⁹ And do not think that you may say within^[af] yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’. For I say to you that God is able to raise-up children for Abraham from these stones! ¹⁰ And the axe is already lying^[ag] at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ¹¹ I am baptizing you with^[ah] water for repentance, but the One coming after me is more powerful than me, of Whom I am not fit to carry the sandals. He will baptize you with^[ai] the Holy Spirit and fire^[aj]— ¹² Whose winnowing-tool is in His hand, and He will cleanse-out His threshing floor and gather His wheat into the barn. But He will burn up the chaff with an inextinguishable fire”.

When Jesus Is Baptized, The Spirit Descends Upon Him And His Father Expresses His Pleasure

¹³ Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan to John that He might be baptized by him. ¹⁴ But John was preventing Him, saying, “I have a need to be baptized by You, and You are coming to me?” ¹⁵ But having responded, Jesus said to him, “Permit it at this time. For it is fitting^[ak] for us to fulfill all righteousness in this manner”. Then he permits Him. ¹⁶ And having been baptized, Jesus immediately ascended^[al] from^[am] the water. And behold— the heavens were opened to Him, and he^[an] saw the Spirit of God descending as-if ^[ao] a dove, and coming upon Him. ¹⁷ And behold— a voice from the heavens saying, “This is My beloved Son with Whom I was^[ap] well-pleased”.