1 A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

2 A braham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

3 a nd Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,

4 a nd Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

5 a nd Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,

6 a nd Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her Uriah's,

7 a nd Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,

8 a nd Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,

9 a nd Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,

10 a nd Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,

11 a nd Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.

12 A nd after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,

13 a nd Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,

14 a nd Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,

15 a nd Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,

16 a nd Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.

17 A ll the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto the Christ, fourteen generations.

18 A nd of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,

19 a nd Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

20 A nd on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, `Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten of the Holy Spirit,

21 a nd she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'

22 A nd all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

23 ` Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted `With us God.'

24 A nd Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,

25 a nd did not know her till she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.