Matthew 1

The Genealogy of Jesus
(Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)

¹  The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

²  Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; ³ And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; ⁴ And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; ⁵ And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; ⁶ And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; ⁷  And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; ⁸ And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; ⁹ And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; ¹⁰ And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; ¹¹ And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

¹² And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; ¹³ And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; ¹⁴ And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; ¹⁵ And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; ¹⁶ And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

The Birth of Jesus
(Isaiah 7:10–16; Luke 2:1–7)

¹⁸  Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. ¹⁹ Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. ²⁰ But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. ²¹  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. ²²  Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, ²³  Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. ²⁴  Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: ²⁵  And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

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The Genealogy of Jesus
(Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)

¹ The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

² Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers. ³ Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram. ⁴ Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon. ⁵ Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse. ⁶ Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. ⁷ Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa. ⁸ Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah. ⁹ Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah. ¹⁰ Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah. ¹¹ Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

¹² After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel. ¹³ Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor. ¹⁴ Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud. ¹⁵ Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob. ¹⁶ Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

The Birth of Jesus
(Isaiah 7:10–16; Luke 2:1–7)

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. ²⁰  But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ²¹  She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.” ²² Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ²³  “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.” ²⁴  Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself; ²⁵  and didn’t know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.

The Genealogy of Jesus
(Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)

¹  This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

² Abraham was the father of Isaac,

Isaac the father of Jacob,

and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

³ Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

Perez the father of Hezron,

and Hezron the father of Ram. a

⁴ Ram was the father of Amminadab,

Amminadab the father of Nahshon,

and Nahshon the father of Salmon.

⁵ Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab,

Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth,

Obed the father of Jesse,

⁶ and Jesse the father of David the king.

David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

⁷  Solomon the father of Rehoboam,

Rehoboam the father of Abijah,

and Abijah the father of Asa. b

⁸ Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat the father of Joram,

and Joram the father of Uzziah.

⁹ Uzziah was the father of Jotham,

Jotham the father of Ahaz,

and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

¹⁰ Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh,

Manasseh the father of Amon, c

Amon the father of Josiah,

¹¹ and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers

at the time of the exile to Babylon.

¹² After the exile to Babylon:

Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,

Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,

¹³ Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,

Abiud the father of Eliakim,

and Eliakim the father of Azor.

¹⁴ Azor was the father of Zadok,

Zadok the father of Achim,

and Achim the father of Eliud.

¹⁵ Eliud was the father of Eleazar,

Eleazar the father of Matthan,

Matthan the father of Jacob,

¹⁶ and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,

of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

¹⁷ In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

The Birth of Jesus
(Isaiah 7:10–16; Luke 2:1–7)

¹⁸ This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

²⁰ But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ²¹   She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, d because He will save His people from their sins.”

²²  All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

²³   “Behold, the virgin will be with child

and will give birth to a son,

and they will call Him Immanuel” e

(which means, “God with us” f).

²⁴  When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife. ²⁵  But he had no union with her g until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.

Footnotes:

3 a Greek Aram , a variant of Ram ; also in verse 4; see 1 Chronicles 2:9–10.
7 b Greek Asaph , a variant of Asa ; also in verse 8; see 1 Chronicles 3:10.
10 c Greek Amōs , a variant spelling of Amon; twice in this verse; see 1 Chronicles 3:14.
21 d Jesus  means The LORD saves .
23 e Literally they will call His name Immanuel ; Isaiah 7:14 (see also DSS)
23 f See Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 8:8, and Isaiah 8:10.
25 g Literally he did not know her

The Genealogy of Jesus
(Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)

¹  A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

²  Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren, ³ and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram, ⁴ and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, ⁵ and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, ⁶ and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her who had been Uriah's, ⁷  and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa, ⁸ and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah, ⁹ and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah, ¹⁰ and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah, ¹¹ and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.

¹² And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel, ¹³ and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor, ¹⁴ and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud, ¹⁵ and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob, ¹⁶ and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.

¹⁷ All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto the Christ, fourteen generations.

The Birth of Jesus
(Isaiah 7:10-16; Micah 5:1-6; Luke 2:1-7)

¹⁸  And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit, ¹⁹ and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away. ²⁰ And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten is of the Holy Spirit, ²¹  and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.' ²²  And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ²³  Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted 'With us he is God.' ²⁴  And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife, ²⁵  and did not know her till she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.

The Lineage of Yeshua, the Mashiach
(Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)

¹ Book of the genesis of Yeshua the Mashiach, son of David, son of Avraham. ² Avraham begat Yitzhak; Yitzhak begat Ya’akov; Ya’akov begat Yehudah and his brothers; ³ Yehudah begat Peretz and Zerach by Tamar; Peretz begat Hezron; Hezron begat Ram; ⁴ Ram begat Amminadav; Amminadav begat Nahshon; Nahshon begat Salmon; ⁵ Salmon begat Boaz by Rahav; Boaz begat Obed by Ruth; Obed begat Yishai; ⁶ Yishai begat King David; David begat Shlomo by her of Uriyah; ⁷ Shlomo begat Rehav’am; Rehav’am begat Aviyah; Aviyah begat Asa; ⁸ Asa begat Yehoshaphat; Yehoshaphat begat Yoram; Yoram begat Uzziah; ⁹ Uzziah begat Yotam; Yotam begat Ahaz; Ahaz begat Hezekiah; ¹⁰ Hezekiah begat Manasseh; Manasseh begat Amon; Amon begat Yoshiyah; ¹¹ Yoshiyah begat Yekonyah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.*

After the Deportation

¹² After the deportation to Babylon: Yekonyah begat Shealtiel; Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; ¹³ Zerubbabel begat Abihud; Abihud begat Eliakim; Eliakim begat Azor; ¹⁴ Azor begat Zadok; Zadok begat Achim; Achim begat Eliud; ¹⁵ Eliud begat Eleazar; Eleazar begat Matthan; Matthan begat Ya’akov; ¹⁶ Ya’akov begat Yosef, the husband of Miriam, of whom was born Yeshua, who is called the Christ (Mashiach).*

The Miraculous Conception
(Isaiah 7:10–16; Luke 2:1–7)

¹⁷ Therefore, all the generations from Avraham to David are fourteen generations; from David until the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation until the Mashiach, fourteen generations. ¹⁸ Now the birth of Yeshua the Mashiach was thus: His mother Miriam, having been betrothed to Yosef, before they came together, was found to have in the womb from the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ And Yosef her husband, being righteous and not willing to expose her publicly, intended to send her away secretly. ²⁰ But while he thought on these things, behold, an angel of Adonai appeared to him in a dream saying, “Yosef, son of David, do not fear to take to you Miriam your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ²¹ And she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Yeshua, for he will save his people from their sins.” ²² Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Adonai through the prophet, saying, ²³ “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel,” which being interpreted is, “God with us.” ²⁴ Then Yosef, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of Adonai had bidden him and took unto him his wife: ²⁵ And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Yeshua.

Footnotes

1:3:* The mention of Tamar highlights the inclusion of women and God’s grace working through complex human relationships.*

1:6:* The reference to ‘her of Uriyah’ underscores the connection to Uriyah (Uriah) and Bathsheba, adding depth to Yeshua’s lineage.*

1:11:* The deportation to Babylon signifies a crucial period of exile and restoration in Jewish history.*

1:16:* ‘Mashiach’ translates as the anointed one, emphasizing Yeshua’s role in fulfilling Jewish messianic expectations.*

1:17:* The structured fourteen generations illustrate divine orchestration in Yeshua’s genealogy.*

1:21:* The name “Yeshua” in Hebrew means ‘The Lord saves,’ reflecting his mission of salvation.*

1:23:* “Immanuel” means “God with us,” signifying the divine presence through Yeshua.*

The Genealogy of Jesus

¹ This is the record of the ancestry of Jesus the Messiah, the descendant of David, and of Abraham. ² Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. ³ Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ⁴ Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. ⁵ Salmon was the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz was the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed was the father of Jesse, ⁶ and Jesse was the father of King David.

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife. ⁷ Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. ⁸ Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, and Jehoram the father of Uzziah. ⁹ Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. ¹⁰ Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah. ¹¹ Josiah was the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

¹² After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, ¹³ Zerubbabel the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor. ¹⁴ Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, and Akim the father of Elihud. ¹⁵ Elihud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob. ¹⁶ Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is called the Messiah.

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the exile to the Messiah, fourteen generations.

The Birth of Jesus the Messiah

¹⁸ This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he planned to divorce her quietly. ²⁰ But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ²¹ She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” ²² All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ²³ “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). ²⁴ When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. ²⁵ But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.

Footnotes:

1.Genealogies were highly significant in Jewish culture, especially to prove royal or priestly lineage. Matthew’s genealogy links Jesus directly to both Abraham and David, fulfilling Messianic promises (see Genesis 12:3 and 2 Samuel 7:12-16).

2.Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth are notable inclusions in this genealogy, as women are rarely mentioned in ancient Jewish genealogies. Each had significant roles in Israel’s history, showing God’s inclusive plan.

3.The term “Messiah” (Greek: Χριστός, Christos) means “Anointed One,” indicating the one chosen by God to deliver His people.

4.Betrothal in Jewish culture was a formal contract, and breaking it required a legal divorce even though the couple hadn’t yet lived together or consummated the marriage.

5.The name “Jesus” (Greek: Ἰησοῦς, Iēsous) is the Greek form of “Yeshua” or “Joshua,” which means “The Lord saves,” emphasizing Jesus’ role as Savior.

6.The prophecy cited in verse 23 refers to Isaiah 7:14, where the coming of the Messiah is foretold. “Immanuel” as a name reflects the profound theological truth that God has come to dwell with His people.

7.Joseph’s decision to follow the angel’s instruction without hesitation illustrates his faith and obedience, key virtues for those who are called to be part of God’s redemptive plan.

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