Matthew 1–13

Chapter 1

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

¹The ¹record of the genealogy of ²Jesus ³the Messiah, ^athe son of David, ^bthe son of Abraham:

²Abraham ¹was the father of Isaac, ²Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of ³Judah and his brothers.

³Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, ^aPerez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of ¹Ram.

⁴Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.

⁵Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.

⁶Jesse was the father of David the king.

David ^awas the father of Solomon by ¹Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.

⁷Solomon ^awas the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of ¹Asa.

⁸Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of ¹Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.

⁹Uzziah was the father of ¹Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

¹⁰Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of ¹Amon, and Amon the ^afather of Josiah.

¹¹Josiah became the father of ¹Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the ^adeportation to Babylon.

¹²After the ^adeportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of ¹Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.

¹³Zerubbabel was the father of ¹Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.

¹⁴Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.

¹⁵Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.

¹⁶Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, ^awho is called ¹the Messiah.

¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the ^adeportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to ¹the Messiah, fourteen generations.

Conception and Birth of Jesus

¹⁸Now the birth of Jesus ¹Christ was as follows: when His ^amother Mary had been ²betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^bfound to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

¹⁹And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned ^1ato send her away secretly.

²⁰But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^aJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ¹the Child who has been ²conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

²¹“She will bear a Son; and ^ayou shall call His name Jesus, for ¹He ^bwill save His people from their sins.”

²²Now all this ¹took place to fulfill what was ^aspoken by the Lord through the prophet:

²³“^aBehold, the virgin shall be with ^bchild and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name ¹Immanuel,” which translated means, “^cGod with us.”

²⁴And Joseph ¹awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,

²⁵¹but kept her a virgin until she ^agave birth to a Son; and ^bhe called His name Jesus.

Chapter 2

The Visit of the Magi

¹Now after Jesus was ^aborn in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of ^bHerod the king, ¹magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

²“Where is He who has been born ^aKing of the Jews? For we saw ^bHis star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

³When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

⁴Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the ¹Messiah was to be born.

⁵They said to him, “^aIn Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written ¹by the prophet:

⁶‘^aAnd you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,

Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;

For out of you shall come forth a Ruler

Who will ^bshepherd My people Israel.’ ”

⁷Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them ¹the exact time ^athe star appeared.

⁸And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”

⁹After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.

¹⁰When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

¹¹After coming into the house they saw the Child with ^aMary His mother; and they ¹fell to the ground and ^bworshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

¹²And having been ^awarned by God ^bin a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

The Flight to Egypt

¹³Now when they had gone, behold, an ^aangel of the Lord ^bappeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

¹⁴So ¹Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt.

¹⁵He ¹remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “^aOut of Egypt I called ^bMy Son.”

Herod Slaughters Babies

¹⁶Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by ^athe magi, he became very enraged, and sent and ^bslew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

¹⁷Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

¹⁸“^aA voice was heard in Ramah,

Weeping and great mourning,

Rachel weeping for her children;

And she refused to be comforted,

Because they were no more.”

¹⁹But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord ^aappeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

²⁰“Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.”

²¹So ¹Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

²²But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being ^awarned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,

²³and came and lived in a city called ^aNazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a ^bNazarene.”

Chapter 3

The Preaching of John the Baptist

¹Now ^ain those days ^bJohn the Baptist ¹came, ²preaching in the ^cwilderness of Judea, saying,

²“^aRepent, for ^bthe kingdom of heaven ¹is at hand.”

³For this is the ^aone referred to ¹by Isaiah the prophet when he said,

“^bThe voice of one ²crying in the wilderness,

‘^cMake ready the way of the Lord,

Make His paths straight!’ ”

⁴Now John himself had ^1aa garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was ^blocusts and wild honey.

⁵Then Jerusalem ^awas going out to him, and all Judea and all ^bthe district around the Jordan;

⁶and they were being ^abaptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

⁷But when he saw many of the ^aPharisees and ^bSadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You ^cbrood of vipers, who warned you to flee from ^dthe wrath to come?

⁸“^aTherefore bear fruit ^bin keeping with repentance;

⁹and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘^aWe have Abraham for our father’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

¹⁰“The ^aaxe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore ^bevery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

¹¹“As for me, ^aI baptize you ¹with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; ^bHe will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

¹²“His ^awinnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will ^bgather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the ^cchaff with ^dunquenchable fire.”

The Baptism of Jesus

^13aThen Jesus arrived ^bfrom Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.

¹⁴But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”

¹⁵But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us ^ato fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted Him.

¹⁶After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and ^1ahe saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and ²lighting on Him,

¹⁷and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “^aThis is ¹My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”

Chapter 4

The Temptation of Jesus

^1aThen Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness ^bto be tempted by the devil.

²And after He had ^afasted forty days and forty nights, He ¹then became hungry.

³And ^athe tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the ^bSon of God, command that these stones become bread.”

⁴But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘^aMan shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’ ”

⁵Then the devil took Him into ^athe holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,

⁶and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written,

‘^aHe will command His angels concerning You’;

and

‘On their hands they will bear You up,

So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’ ”

⁷Jesus said to him, “¹On the other hand, it is written, ‘^aYou shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

^8aAgain, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;

⁹and he said to Him, “^aAll these things I will give You, if You fall down and ¹worship me.”

¹⁰Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘^aYou shall worship the Lord your God, and ¹serve Him only.’ ”

¹¹Then the devil left Him; and behold, ^aangels came and began to minister to Him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

¹²Now when Jesus heard that ^aJohn had been taken into custody, ^bHe withdrew into Galilee;

¹³and leaving Nazareth, He came and ^asettled in Capernaum,…