1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham became the father of Isaac, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers,
3 and Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez became the father of Hezron, and Hezron became the father of Aram,
4 and Aram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
5 and Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed became the father of Jesse,
6 and Jesse became the father of David the king.
7 and Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam became the father of Abijah, and Abijah became the father of Asa,
8 and Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat,
9 and Uzziah became the father of Jotham, and Jotham became the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah,
10 and Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh became the father of Amon,
11 and Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel,
13 and Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud, and Abiud became the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim became the father of Azor,
14 and Azor became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Achim, and Achim became the father of Eliud,
15 and Eliud became the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar became the father of Matthan, and Matthan became the father of Jacob,
16 and Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary by whom
17 Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred in this way. His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph,
19 So Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wanting to disgrace her, intended to divorce her secretly.
20 But
21 And she will give birth to a son, and you will call his name ‘Jesus,’ because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 Now all this happened in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,
23 “Behold, the virgin
24 And Joseph,
25 and