Thematic Bible
Matthew 1:1 (show verse)
The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Matthew 1:2 (show verse)
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Matthew 1:3 (show verse)
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
Matthew 1:4 (show verse)
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
Matthew 1:5 (show verse)
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.
Matthew 1:6 (show verse)
Jesse was the father of David the king.David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.
Matthew 1:7 (show verse)
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
Matthew 1:8 (show verse)
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
Matthew 1:9 (show verse)
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
Matthew 1:10 (show verse)
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
Matthew 1:11 (show verse)
Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
Matthew 1:12 (show verse)
After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.
Matthew 1:13 (show verse)
Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
Matthew 1:14 (show verse)
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
Matthew 1:15 (show verse)
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
Matthew 1:16 (show verse)
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.
Matthew 1:17 (show verse)
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
Matthew 1:18 (show verse)
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:19 (show verse)
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.
Matthew 1:20 (show verse)
But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:21 (show verse)
She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:22 (show verse)
Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
Matthew 1:23 (show verse)
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”
Matthew 1:24 (show verse)
And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,