Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

And she shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus; for He will save His people from their sins."

and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar; and Pharez begat Hezrom; and Hezrom begat Aram;

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel," which is, being interpreted, God with us.

and Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

A book of the lineage of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.

and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brothers upon the removal to Babylon;

and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;

and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;

And, while thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to yourself Mary your wife; for that which was begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

and Eliud begat Eleazer; and Eleazer begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

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

Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers;

And Joseph, arising from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took to himself his wife;

and, after the removal to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zerubbabel;

and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

and he knew her not, until she brought forth a Son, and he called His name Jesus.

and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, Who is called Christ.

and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

All the generations, therefore, from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the removal to Babylon, fourteen; and from the removal to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

and Jesse begat David, the king; and David begat Solomon, of the wife of Uriah;

And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wishing to make an example of her, purposed privately to divorce her.