^{1 Ref} The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

^{2 Ref} Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;

^{3 Ref} And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

^{4 Ref} And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

^{5 Ref} And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

^{6 Ref} And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

^{7 Ref} And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

^{8 Ref} And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

^{9 Ref} And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;

^{10 Ref} And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;

^{11 Ref} And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

^{12 Ref} 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 Ref} And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

^{17 Ref} 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.

^{18 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

^{22 Ref} Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

^{23 Ref} 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 Ref} Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

^{25 Ref} And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

^{1 Ref} The book of the generation of Jesus Christ{Christ (Greek) and Messiah (Hebrew) both mean "Anointed One"}, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

^{2 Ref} Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

^{3 Ref} Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

^{4 Ref} Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.

^{5 Ref} Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

^{6 Ref} Jesse became the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

^{7 Ref} Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.

^{8 Ref} Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.

^{9 Ref} Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.

^{10 Ref} Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.

^{11 Ref} Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

^{12 Ref} 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 Ref} Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus{"Jesus" is a Greek variant of the Jewish name "Yehoshua," which means "Yah saves." "Jesus" is also the masculine form of "Yeshu'ah," which means "Salvation."}, who is called Christ.

^{17 Ref} 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.

^{18 Ref} 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 Ref} Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

^{20 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

^{23 Ref} "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 Ref} Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

^{25 Ref} and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.