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

The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

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

Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

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

Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.

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

Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.

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

Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.

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

Jesse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.

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

Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.

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

Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.

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

Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

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

Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.

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

Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

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

After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.

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

Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.

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

Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.

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

Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.

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

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

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.

So 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 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,

Now 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 righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

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

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,

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

She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will 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,

Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

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.'

“ 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, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,

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

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

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