1:1  The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

1:2  Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

1:3  Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

1:4  Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.

1:5  Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

1:6  Jesse became the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

1:7  Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.

1:8  Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.

1:9  Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.

1:10  Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.

1:11  Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

1:12  After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.

1:13  Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.

1:14  Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.

1:15  Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.

1:16  Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

1:17  So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

1:18  Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

1:19  Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

1:20  But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

1:21  She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

1:22  Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

1:23  "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, And shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" Which is, being interpreted, "God with us."

1:24  Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

1:25  and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.