Thematic Bible
Matthew 1:1 (show verse)
The birth-roll of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Matthew 1:2 (show verse)
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
Matthew 1:3 (show verse)
Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Aram,
Matthew 1:4 (show verse)
Aram the father of Aminadab, Aminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Matthew 1:5 (show verse)
Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jessai,
Matthew 1:6 (show verse)
and Jessai the father of king David. David was the father of Solomon by Uriah's wife,
Matthew 1:7 (show verse)
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
Matthew 1:8 (show verse)
Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,
Matthew 1:9 (show verse)
Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
Matthew 1:10 (show verse)
Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
Matthew 1:11 (show verse)
and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the period of the Babylonian captivity.
Matthew 1:12 (show verse)
After the Babylonian captivity, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Matthew 1:13 (show verse)
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
Matthew 1:14 (show verse)
Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,
Matthew 1:15 (show verse)
Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
Matthew 1:16 (show verse)
Jacob the father of Joseph, and Joseph (to whom the virgin Mary was betrothed) the father of Jesus, who is called 'Christ.'
Matthew 1:17 (show verse)
Thus all the generations from Abraham to David number fourteen, from David to the Babylonian captivity fourteen, and from the Babylonian captivity to Christ fourteen.
Matthew 1:18 (show verse)
The birth of [Jesus] Christ came about thus. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they came together she was discovered to be pregnant by the holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:19 (show verse)
As Joseph her husband was a just man but unwilling to disgrace her, he resolved to divorce her secretly;
Matthew 1:20 (show verse)
but after he had planned this, there appeared an angel of the Lord to him in a dream saying, "Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife home, for what is begotten in her comes from the holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:21 (show verse)
She will bear a son, and you will call him 'Jesus,' for he will save his people from their sins."
Matthew 1:22 (show verse)
All this happened for the fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
Matthew 1:23 (show verse)
The maiden will conceive and bear a son, and his name will be called Immanuel (which may be translated, God is with us).
Matthew 1:24 (show verse)
So on waking from sleep Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him; he took his wife home,
Matthew 1:25 (show verse)
but he did not live with her as a husband till she bore a son, whom he called Jesus.