Thematic Bible
Matthew 1:1 (show verse)
[This is] a record of the family background of Jesus Christ, the descendant of David, who was the descendant of Abraham. [Note: The following is an incomplete lineage through Jesus' step-father Joseph].
Matthew 1:2 (show verse)
Abraham had a son named Isaac; Isaac had a son named Jacob and Jacob's sons were Judah and his [eleven] brothers.
Matthew 1:3 (show verse)
Judah had sons named Perez and Zarah, [whose mother was] Tamar. Perez had a son named Hezron; Hezron had a son named Aram;
Matthew 1:4 (show verse)
Aram had a son named Amminadab; Amminadab had a son named Nahshon; Nahshon had a son named Salmon;
Matthew 1:5 (show verse)
Salmon had a son named Boaz [whose mother was] Rahab; Boaz had a son named Obed [whose mother was] Ruth; Obed had a son named Jesse,
Matthew 1:6 (show verse)
and Jesse had a son named David [who became] king [of Israel].David had a son named Solomon [whose mother was Bathsheba, the wife] of Uriah;
Matthew 1:7 (show verse)
Solomon had a son named Rehoboam; Rehoboam had a son named Abijah; Abijah had a son named Asa;
Matthew 1:8 (show verse)
Asa had a son named Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat had a son named Joram; Joram had a son named Uzziah;
Matthew 1:9 (show verse)
Uzziah had a descendant named Jotham; Jotham had a son named Ahaz; Ahaz had a son named Hezekiah;
Matthew 1:10 (show verse)
Hezekiah had a son named Manasseh; Manasseh had a son named Amon; Amon had a son named Josiah;
Matthew 1:11 (show verse)
Josiah had descendants named Jechoniah and his brothers, [near] the time when [the people of Judah] were taken away to Babylon.
Matthew 1:12 (show verse)
After the people [of Judah] were taken away to Babylon, Jeconiah had a son named Shealtiel; Shealtiel had a son named Zerubbabel;
Matthew 1:13 (show verse)
Zerubbabel had a son named Abiud; Abiud had a son named Eliakim; Eliakim had a son named Azor;
Matthew 1:14 (show verse)
Azor had a son named Sadoc; Sadoc had a son named Achim; Achim had a son named Eliud;
Matthew 1:15 (show verse)
Eliud had a son named Eleazar; Eleazar had a son named Matthan; Matthan had a son named Jacob;
Matthew 1:16 (show verse)
Jacob had a son named Joseph, who was the husband of Mary. Mary [alone] was the mother of Jesus, who is called the Christ.
Matthew 1:17 (show verse)
So, all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen; from [the time of] King David to the people [of Judah] being taken away to Babylon were [approximately] fourteen generations and from [Judah] being taken away to Babylon to [the time of] Christ were [approximately] fourteen generations.
Matthew 1:18 (show verse)
Now the birth of Christ happened this way: When His mother Mary was engaged to marry Joseph, [but] before they had a sexual relationship, she was discovered to be pregnant by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:19 (show verse)
Now Joseph, her husband [to be], being a man who did what was right, and not wanting to make a public spectacle out of her, decided to break off their engagement privately.
Matthew 1:20 (show verse)
But while he was thinking about the matter, [suddenly] an angel from the Lord appeared to him in a dream [i.e., a supernatural revelation given during sleep], saying, "Joseph, you descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary to be your wife, for the baby she is carrying is by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:21 (show verse)
She is going to have a son and you should name Him Jesus, for He is the One who will save His people from their sins."
Matthew 1:22 (show verse)
Now all this happened in order to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet [Isaiah 7:14], saying,
Matthew 1:23 (show verse)
"Look, the virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and they will name Him Immanuel," which means "God with us."
Matthew 1:24 (show verse)
Then Joseph woke up from his sleep and did what the angel of the Lord commanded him and took Mary to be his wife.
Matthew 1:25 (show verse)
[But] he did not have sexual relations with her until [after] she had a son, whom he named Jesus.