The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
1 The record of the genealogy ofJesus theMessiah, the son (descendant) ofDavid, the son (descendant) of Abraham:
2 Abrahamwas the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father ofJudah and his brothers [who became the twelve tribes of Israel].
3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 Ram was the father of Aminadab, Aminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 Salmon was the father of Boaz byRahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.
6 Jesse was the father ofDavid the king.
David was the father of Solomon byBathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.
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 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, and Amon the father of Josiah.
11 Josiah became the father of Jeconiah [also called Coniah and Jehoiachin] and his brothers, at the time of the deportation (exile) to Babylon.
12 After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.
13 Zerubbabel was 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 Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 Eliud 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, bywhom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah (Christ).
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen; from David to the Babylonian deportation (exile), fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian deportation to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
Conception and Birth of Jesus
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had beenbetrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.
19 And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a justandrighteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her awayanddivorce her quietly.
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the Child who has beenconceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (The Lordis salvation), for He willsave His people from their sins.”
22 All this happened in order to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through theprophet [Isaiah]:
23 “Behold,thevirgin shall be with child and give birth to aSon,and they shall callHis nameImmanuel”–which, when translated, means, “God with us.”
24 Then Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and he tookMary[to his home] as his wife,
25 but he kept her a virgin until she had given birth to a Son [her firstborn child]; and he named Him Jesus (The Lordis salvation).