{"book":"Matthew","slug":"matthew","ch":1,"genre":"list","sub":"The Gospel according to Matthew","prev":"malachi/4","next":"matthew/2","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"[This is the] record of [the] genealogy of Jesus Christ, [the] son of David, [the] son of Abraham:","f":[],"h":"The Genealogy of Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Abraham was the father of Isaac,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Isaac the father of Jacob,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":3,"t":"Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.","f":["Greek Aram, a variant of Ram; also in verse 4; see 1 Chronicles 2:9–10."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Perez the father of Hezron,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and Hezron the father of Ram."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":4,"t":"Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Ram was the father of Amminadab,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Amminadab the father of Nahshon,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and Nahshon the father of Salmon."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":5,"t":"Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Obed the father of Jesse,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s [wife],","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"and Jesse the father of David the king."},{"style":"reg","t":"Next:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s [wife],"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.","f":["Greek Asaph, a variant of Asa; also in verse 8; see 1 Chronicles 3:10."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Solomon the father of Rehoboam,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Rehoboam the father of Abijah,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and Abijah the father of Asa."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Jehoshaphat the father of Joram,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and Joram the father of Uzziah."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Uzziah was the father of Jotham,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Jotham the father of Ahaz,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":10,"t":"Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,","f":["Greek Amōs, a variant spelling of Amon; twice in this verse; see 1 Chronicles 3:14."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Manasseh the father of Amon,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Amon the father of Josiah,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":11,"t":"and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at [the time] of the exile to Babylon.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers"},{"style":"indent2","t":"at [the time] of the exile to Babylon."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"After the exile to Babylon:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Abiud the father of Eliakim,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and Eliakim the father of Azor."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Azor was the father of Zadok,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Zadok the father of Achim,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and Achim the father of Eliud."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":15,"t":"Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Eliud was the father of Eleazar,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Eleazar the father of Matthan,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Matthan the father of Jacob,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":16,"t":"and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"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.","f":[],"h":"The Birth of Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"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 embrace Mary [as] your wife, for the [One] conceived in her is from [the] Holy Spirit.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”","f":["Jesus means The LORD saves."]},{"v":22,"t":"All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"“ 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 ”).","f":["Literally they will call His name Immanuel; Isaiah 7:14 (see also DSS)","See Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 8:8, and Isaiah 8:10."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Behold, the virgin will be with child"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and will give birth to a son,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and they will call Him Immanuel ”"},{"style":"indent2","t":"( which means,“ God with us ”)."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":24,"t":"When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of [the] Lord had commanded him and embraced [Mary as] his wife.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"[But] he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.","f":["Literally he did not know her"]}]}