Thematic Bible
Matthew 1:1 (show verse)
The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) 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 [who became the twelve tribes of Israel].
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 Aminadab, Aminadab 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 byBathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.
David was the father of Solomon by
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 [also called Coniah and Jehoiachin] and his brothers, at the time of the deportation (exile) 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 (Christ).
Matthew 1:17 (show verse)
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen; from David to the Babylonian deportation (exile), fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian deportation 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 power of] the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:19 (show verse)
And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a just and righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her away and divorce her quietly.
Matthew 1:20 (show verse)
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, descendant 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 give birth to a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation), for He will save His people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:22 (show verse)
All this happened in order to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the prophet [Isaiah]:
Matthew 1:23 (show verse)
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel”—which, when translated, means, “God with us.”
Matthew 1:24 (show verse)
Then Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and he took Mary [to his home] as his wife,
Matthew 1:25 (show verse)
but he kept her a virgin until she had given birth to a Son [her firstborn child]; and he named Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation).