(Mat 1:1 NIV) A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:
(Mat 1:2 NIV) Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
(Mat 1:3 NIV) Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
(Mat 1:4 NIV) Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
(Mat 1:5 NIV) Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
(Mat 1:6 NIV) and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife,
(Mat 1:7 NIV) Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
(Mat 1:8 NIV) Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
(Mat 1:9 NIV) Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
(Mat 1:10 NIV) Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
(Mat 1:11 NIV) and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
(Mat 1:12 NIV) After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
(Mat 1:13 NIV) Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
(Mat 1:14 NIV) Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Eliud,
(Mat 1:15 NIV) Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
(Mat 1:16 NIV) and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
(Mat 1:17 NIV) Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
(Mat 1:18 NIV) This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
(Mat 1:19 NIV) Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
(Mat 1:20 NIV) But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
(Mat 1:21 NIV) She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
(Mat 1:22 NIV) All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
(Mat 1:23 NIV) "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" --which means, "God with us."
(Mat 1:24 NIV) When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
(Mat 1:25 NIV) But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
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