Matthew 1–13

Genealogy of Christ

Ruth 4:18–22; 1 Chr. 1:34, 2:1–15; Luke 3:31–34

1The book of the ^agenealogy ¹of Jesus Christ, ^bthe Son of David, ^cthe Son of Abraham:

^2dAbraham begot Isaac, ^eIsaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot ^fJudah and his brothers. ^3gJudah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, ^hPerez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. ⁴Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. ⁵Salmon begot ⁱBoaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, ⁶and ^jJesse begot David the king.

^kDavid the king begot Solomon by her ²who had been the wife of Uriah. ^7lSolomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot ^mAbijah, and Abijah begot ³Asa. ⁸Asa begot ⁿJehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot ^oUzziah. ⁹Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot ^pAhaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. ^10qHezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot ⁴Amon, and Amon begot ^rJosiah. ^11sJosiah begot ⁵Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were ^tcarried away to Babylon.

¹²And after they were brought to Babylon, ^uJeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot ^vZerubbabel. ¹³Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. ¹⁴Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. ¹⁵Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. ¹⁶And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of ^wMary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.

Birth of Christ

¹⁸Now the ^xbirth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child ^yof the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹Then Joseph her husband, being ⁶a just man, and not wanting ^zto make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. ²⁰But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, ^afor that which is ⁷conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ^21bAnd she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name ⁸Jesus, ^cfor He will save His people from their sins.”

²²So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: ^23d“Behold, ⁹the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

²⁴Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, ²⁵and ¹did not know her till she had brought forth ^eher ²firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus.

Visit of Wise Men

2Now after ^aJesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, ¹wise men ^bfrom the East came to Jerusalem, ²saying, ^c“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen ^dHis star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

³When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴And when he had gathered all ^ethe chief priests and ^fscribes of the people together, ^ghe inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

⁵So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:

⁶‘But ^hyou, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;

For out of you shall come a Ruler

ⁱWho will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

⁷Then Herod, when he had secretly called the ²wise men, determined from them what time the ^jstar appeared. ⁸And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”

⁹When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. ¹⁰When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. ¹¹And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, ^kthey presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

¹²Then, being divinely warned ^lin a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.

Flight into Egypt

¹³Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”

¹⁴When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, ¹⁵and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ^m“Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Herod Kills the Children

¹⁶Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. ¹⁷Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

¹⁸“A ⁿvoice was heard in Ramah,

Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning,

Rachel weeping for her children,

Refusing to be comforted,

Because they are no more.”

Jesus Returns to Nazareth

Luke 2:39

¹⁹Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, ^20osaying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who ^psought the young Child’s life are dead.” ²¹Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

²²But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a ^qdream, he turned aside ^rinto the region of Galilee. ²³And he came and dwelt in a city called ^sNazareth, that it might be fulfilled ^twhich was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Nazarene.”

The Person of John the Baptist

Mark 1:2–6; Luke 3:3–6

3In those days ^aJohn the Baptist came preaching ^bin the wilderness of Judea, ²and saying, “Repent, for ^cthe kingdom of heaven is at hand!” ³For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:

^d“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

^e‘Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make His paths straight.’ ”

⁴Now ^fJohn himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was ^glocusts and ^hwild honey. ⁵ⁱThen Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him ^6jand were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

The Preaching of John the Baptist

Mark 1:7–9; Luke 3:7–9, 16, 17

⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, ^k“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from ^lthe wrath to come? ⁸Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, ⁹and do not think to say to yourselves, ^m‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. ¹⁰And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. ⁿTherefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ^11oI indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. ^pHe will baptize you with the Holy Spirit ¹and fire. ^12qHis winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will ^rburn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Baptism of Jesus

Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–23

^13sThen Jesus came ^tfrom Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. ¹⁴And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”

¹⁵But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.

^16uWhen He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and ²He saw ^vthe Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. ^17wAnd suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, ^x“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

First Temptation

Mark 1:12, 13; Luke 4:1–4

4Then ^aJesus was led up by ^bthe Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ²And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. ³Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

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

Second Temptation

Luke 4:9–12

⁵Then the devil took Him up ^dinto the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, ⁶and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:

^e‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’

and,

^f‘In their hands they shall bear you up,

Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

⁷Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ^g‘You shall not ¹tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

Third Temptation

Mark 1:13; Luke 4:5–8, 13

⁸Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and ^hshowed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

¹⁰Then Jesus said to him, ²“Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ⁱ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

¹¹Then the devil ^jleft Him, and behold, ^kangels came and ministered to Him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:14, 31

^12lNow when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. ¹³And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴that it might be fulfilled which…