Matthew 1 - Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1 The(A) historical record[a](B) of Jesus Christ, the Son of David,(C) the Son of Abraham:(D)

From Abraham to David

2 Abraham fathered[b] Isaac,
Isaac fathered Jacob,
Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,(E)
3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
Perez fathered Hezron,
Hezron fathered Aram,(F)
4 Aram fathered Amminadab,
Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
Nahshon fathered Salmon,
5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,
Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,
Obed fathered Jesse,(G)
6 and Jesse fathered King David.

From David to the Babylonian Exile

Then[c] David fathered Solomon by Uriah’s wife,(H)
7 Solomon fathered Rehoboam,
Rehoboam fathered Abijah,
Abijah fathered Asa,[d]
8 Asa[e] fathered Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat fathered Joram,[f]
Joram fathered Uzziah,(I)
9 Uzziah fathered Jotham,
Jotham fathered Ahaz,
Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,
10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,
Manasseh fathered Amon,[g]
Amon fathered Josiah,(J)
11 and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers
at the time of the exile to Babylon.(K)

From the Exile to the Messiah

12 Then after the exile to Babylon
Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel,
Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,
13 Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,
Abiud fathered Eliakim,
Eliakim fathered Azor,(L)
14 Azor fathered Zadok,
Zadok fathered Achim,
Achim fathered Eliud,
15 Eliud fathered Eleazar,
Eleazar fathered Matthan,
Matthan fathered Jacob,
16 and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,
who gave birth to[h] Jesus who is called the Messiah.(M)

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were 14 generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, 14 generations.(N)

The Nativity of the Messiah

18 The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.(O) 19 So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man,(P) and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.(Q)

20 But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.(R) 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus,[i](S) because He will save His people from their sins.”(T)

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

23 See, the virgin will become pregnant
and give birth to a son,
and they will name Him Immanuel,[j]

which is translated “God is with us.”(U)

24 When Joseph got up from sleeping, he did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him. He married her(V) 25 but did not know her intimately until she gave birth to a son.[k] And he named Him Jesus.(W)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:1 Or The book of the genealogy
  2. Matthew 1:2 In vv. 2-16 either a son, as here, or a later descendant, as in v. 8
  3. Matthew 1:6 Other mss add King
  4. Matthew 1:7 Other mss read Asaph
  5. Matthew 1:8 Other mss read Asaph
  6. Matthew 1:8 = Jehoram
  7. Matthew 1:10 Other mss read Amos
  8. Matthew 1:16 Lit Mary, from whom was born
  9. Matthew 1:21 Jesus is the Gk form of the Hb name “Joshua,” which = “The Lord saves” or “Yahweh saves.”
  10. Matthew 1:23 Is 7:14
  11. Matthew 1:25 Other mss read to her firstborn son

Cross references

  1. 1:1-6 : Ru 4:18-22; 2Sm 7:12-16; 1Ch 2:1-15; Lk 3:32-34
  2. 1:1 : Mk 12:26; Lk 3:4; Ac 1:20; Php 4:3; Rv 3:5
  3. 1:1 : Ps 89:3; Is 9:6; Lk 1:32, 69
  4. 1:1 : Gn 22:18; Mt 9:7; Rm 1:3; Gl 3:16
  5. 1:2 : Gn 29:35; Ps 14:7; 105:9; Mt 8:11; 22:32; Jms 2:21
  6. 1:3 : Gn 38:29-30; 46:12; Lk 3:33
  7. 1:5 : Ru 1:4; 2:1; Lk 3:32
  8. 1:6 : 1Sm 16:1; 17:12; 2Sm 11:27; 12:24
  9. 1:7-8 : 1Kg 11:43; 14:31; 15:8, 24; 22:50; 2Kg 14:21
  10. 1:9-10 : 2Kg 15:5, 38; 16:20; 20:21; 21:18, 24
  11. 1:11 : 2Kg 24:6, 14; Is 5:13; Jr 27:20; Ezk 1:1; Mt 1:17
  12. 1:12-13 : Gn 10:10; 1Ch 3:17; Lk 3:27, 30
  13. 1:16 : Mt 27:17, 22; Lk 2:11; Jn 1:45; 4:25
  14. 1:17 : 2Kg 24:14; Jr 27:20; Dn 9:25-26; Mk 8:29; Ac 2:31, 36, 38
  15. 1:18 : Mt 12:46; Lk 1:27, 35
  16. 1:19 : Mt 13:17; Mk 10:12; Lk 2:36; 1Co 14:35; 2Co 11:2; Gl 4:27
  17. 1:19 : Dt 22:20-24; 24:1-4; Mt 2:7; Lk 16:18; Jn 8:4-5
  18. 1:20 : 2Ch 1:1; Mt 13:49; 27:19; Jn 6:20; Rm 1:3
  19. 1:21 : Lk 1:31; 2:21; Jn 10:25; 1Jn 2:12
  20. 1:21 : Lk 2:11; Jn 1:29; Ac 4:12; 5:31; 13:23, 38-39
  21. 1:22-23 : Is 7:14; Mt 21:1-4; Lk 24:44; Rm 1:2-4
  22. 1:24 : Mt 1:6; 13:49; Lk 1:1; 19:32; Jd 5
  23. 1:25 : Gn 4:1, 17; Ex 13:2; Jdg 11:39; 1Sm 1:19; Lk 2:7, 21

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