^kDavid the king begot Solomon by her ²who had been the wife of Uriah. ⁷^lSolomon 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. ¹⁰^qHezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot ⁴Amon, and Amon begot ^rJosiah. ¹¹^sJosiah 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. ²¹^bAnd 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: ²³^d“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,

Read in Logos

Matthew 1:18: Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes

2Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Greek.
3NU Asaph
4NU Amos
5Or Coniah or Jehoiachin
6an upright
7Lit. begotten
8Lit. Savior
9Words in oblique type in the New Testament are quoted from the Old Testament.
1Kept her a virgin
2NU a Son
1Gr. magoi

Cross references

j 1 Sam. 16:1; Is. 11:1, 10
k 2 Sam. 7:12; 12:24; Is. 9:7
l 1 Kin. 11:43; 1 Chr. 3:10
m 2 Chr. 11:20
n 1 Chr. 3:10
o 2 Kin. 15:13
p 2 Kin. 15:38
q 2 Kin. 20:21
r 1 Kin. 13:2
s 1 Chr. 3:15, 16
t 2 Kin. 24:14–16; Jer. 27:20; Matt. 1:17
u 1 Chr. 3:17
v Ezra 3:2; Neh. 12:1; Hag. 1:1
w Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3
x Matt. 12:46; Luke 1:27
y Is. 7:14; 49:5; Luke 1:35
z Deut. 24:1; John 8:4, 5
a Luke 1:35
b[Is. 7:14; 9:6, 7]; Luke 1:31; 2:21
c Luke 2:11; John 1:29; [Acts 4:12; 5:31; 13:23, 38; Rom. 5:18, 19; Col. 1:20–23]
d Is. 7:14
e Ex. 13:2; Luke 2:7, 21
a Mic. 5:2; Luke 2:4–7
b Gen. 25:6; 1 Kin. 4:30