^{1 Ref} A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

^{2 Ref} Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

^{3 Ref} and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,

^{4 Ref} and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

^{5 Ref} and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,

^{6 Ref} and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her `who had been' Uriah's,

^{7 Ref} and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,

^{8 Ref} and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,

^{9 Ref} and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,

^{10 Ref} and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,

^{11 Ref} and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.

^{12 Ref} 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 Ref} and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.

^{17 Ref} 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.

^{18 Ref} 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 Ref} and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

^{20 Ref} 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 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} And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

^{23 Ref} `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 Ref} And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,

^{25 Ref} and did not know her till she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.