CHAPTER 1
Abraham
was the father of
Isaac,
Isaac
the father of
Jacob,
and
Jacob
the father of
Judah
and
his
brothers.
Judah
was the father of
Perez
and
Zerah
by
Tamar,
Perez
the father of
Hezron,
and
Hezron
the father of
Ram.
Ram
was the father of
Amminadab,
Amminadab
the father of
Nahshon,
and
Nahshon
the father of
Salmon.
Salmon
was the father of
Boaz
by
Rahab,
Boaz
the father of
Obed
by
Ruth,
Obed
the father of
Jesse,
Asa
was the father of
Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat
the father of
Joram,
and
Joram
the father of
Uzziah.
After
the
exile
to Babylon:
Jeconiah
was the father of
Shealtiel,
Shealtiel
the father of
Zerubbabel,
and
Jacob
the father of
Joseph,
the
husband
of Mary,
of
whom
was born
Jesus,
who
is called
Christ.
In all,
then,
there were fourteen
generations
from
Abraham
to
David,
fourteen
from
David
to
the
exile
to Babylon,
and
fourteen
from
the
exile
to
the
Christ.
This is how
the
birth
of Jesus
Christ
came about:
His
mother
Mary
was pledged in marriage
to Joseph,
but
before
they
came together,
she was found
to be with Child
through
the Holy
Spirit.
Because Joseph
her
husband,
a righteous man,
was unwilling
to disgrace her publicly,
he resolved
to divorce
her
quietly.
But
after
he had pondered
these things,
an angel
of the Lord
appeared
to him
in
a dream
and said,
“Joseph,
son
of David,
do not be afraid
to take
Mary
as
your
wife,
for
the One
conceived
in
her
is
from
the Holy
Spirit.
She will give birth to
a Son,
and
you shall give
Him
the
name
Jesus,
because
He
will save
His
people
from
their
sins.”
“Behold,
the
virgin
will be with child
and
will give birth to
a son,
and
they will call
Him
Immanuel”
(which
means,
“God
with
us”).
When
Joseph
woke up,
he did
as
the
angel
of the Lord
had commanded
him,
and
embraced
Mary as
his
wife.