1 T he record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

2 A braham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

3 J udah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.

4 R am was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.

5 S almon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.

6 J esse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.

7 S olomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.

8 A sa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.

9 U zziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

10 H ezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.

11 J osiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12 A fter the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.

13 Z erubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.

14 A zor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.

15 E liud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.

16 J acob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.

17 S o all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations. Conception and Birth of Jesus

18 N ow the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

19 A nd Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.

20 B ut when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “ Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

21 S he will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

22 N ow all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

23 “ Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “ God with us.”

24 A nd Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,

25 b ut kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.