1 ^1:1AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. ^1:2Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers; ^1:3and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah by Thamar; and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram, ^1:4and Ram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Nashon, and Nashon begat Salmon, ^1:5and Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed by Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, ^1:6and Jesse begat David the king.

2 And David begat Solomon by the wife of Uriah, ^1:7and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa, ^1:8and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram, and Jehoram begat Uzziah, ^1:9and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah, ^1:10and Hezekiah begat Manassah, and Manassah begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah, ^1:11and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brothers at the Babylonian exile.

3 ^1:12After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubabel, ^1:13and Zerubabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azar, ^1:14and Azar begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud, ^1:15and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob, ^1:16and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, called Christ. ^1:17All the generations therefore, from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations; and from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ, fourteen generations.

4 ^1:18The birth of Christ was thus. His mother Mary having been espoused to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. ^1:19But Joseph her husband being a righteous man, and not wishing to make her an example, was designing to put her away privately. ^1:20But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit, ^1:21and she shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.

5 ^1:22But all this was done, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying; ^1:23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is interpreted, God is with us. ^1:24And when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took his wife, ^1:25and knew her not till she bore a son, and he called his name Jesus.