The Good News According to Matthew

chapter 1


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verse #1

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.


verse #2

Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.


verse #3

Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.


verse #4

Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.


verse #5

Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.


verse #6

Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.


verse #7

Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.


verse #8

Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.


verse #9

Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.


verse #10

Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.


verse #11

Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.


verse #12

After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.


verse #13

Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.


verse #14

Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.


verse #15

Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.


verse #16

Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.


verse #17

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.


verse #18

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.


verse #19

Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.


verse #20

But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.


verse #21

She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”


verse #22

Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,


verse #23

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”


verse #24

Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;


verse #25

and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.

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