1 This is a1:1 The Gk. lacks This is a record of the life b1:1 Or birth of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham. ( ) ISV — Matthew 1:1
2 Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers. ISV — Matthew 1:2
3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram, ISV — Matthew 1:3
4 Aram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon. ISV — Matthew 1:4
5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, Obed fathered Jesse, ISV — Matthew 1:5
6 and Jesse fathered King David. David fathered Solomon by the wife of Uriah, ISV — Matthew 1:6
7 Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, Abijah fathered Asaph, c1:7 Other mss. read Asa; cf. 1Chr 3:10 ISV — Matthew 1:7
8 Asaph d1:8 Other mss. read Asa; cf. 1Chr 3:10 fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, Joram fathered Uzziah, ISV — Matthew 1:8
9 Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, Ahaz fathered Hezekiah, ISV — Matthew 1:9
10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered Amos, e1:10 Other mss. read Amon; cf. 1Chr 3:13 and Amos f1:10 Other mss. read Amon; cf. 1Chr 3:13 fathered Josiah. ISV — Matthew 1:10
11 Josiah fathered Jechoniah g1:11 Or Jeconiah; cf. Jer 22:28-30 and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon. ISV — Matthew 1:11
12 After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah h1:12 Or Jeconiah; cf. Jer 22:28-30 fathered Salathiel, i1:12 Or Shealtiel; cf. 1Chr 3:17; Ezra 3:2,8; 5:2; Neh 12:1; Luke 3:27 Salathiel fathered Zerubbabel, ISV — Matthew 1:12
13 Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, Abiud fathered Eliakim, Eliakim fathered Azor, ISV — Matthew 1:13
14 Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, Achim fathered Eliud, ISV — Matthew 1:14
15 Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob. ISV — Matthew 1:15
16 Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, j1:16 Lit. of whom Jesus was born who is called the Messiah. k1:16 Or Christ ISV — Matthew 1:16
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David totaled fourteen l1:17 i.e. the numerical value of the Heb. name David generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon totaled fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah m1:17 Or Christ there were fourteen generations. ( ) ISV — Matthew 1:17
18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah n1:18 Or Christ happened in this way. When his mother Mary was engaged o1:18 Engagement involved a legally binding promise of marriage. to Joseph, before they lived together she was discovered to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. ISV — Matthew 1:18
19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her, decided to divorce her secretly. ISV — Matthew 1:19
20 After he had thought about it, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” he said, “don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ISV — Matthew 1:20
21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, p1:21 The name Jesus means The Lord saves because he is the one who will save his people from their sins.” ISV — Matthew 1:21
22 Now all this happened to fulfill what was declared by the Lord through the prophet when he said, ISV — Matthew 1:22
23 “See, a virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel,” q1:23 Cf. Isa 7:14, citing a statement by the LORD which means, “God with us.” ISV — Matthew 1:23
24 When Joseph got up from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as r1:24 The Gk. lacks Mary as his wife. ISV — Matthew 1:24
25 He did not have marital relations with s1:25 Lit. not know her until she had given birth to a son; t1:25 Other mss. read to her firstborn son and he named him Jesus. ISV — Matthew 1:25