1 The book of the lineage of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham fathered Isaac, and Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,
3 and Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered Ram,
4 and Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon,
5 and Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse,
6 and Jesse fathered David the king. And David the king fathered Solomon by Uriah's wife,
7 and Solomon fathered Rehoboam, and Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asa,
8 and Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah,
9 and Uzziah fathered Jotham, and Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,
10 and Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, and Manasseh fathered Amon, and Amon fathered Josiah,
11 and Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the removal to Babylon.
12 And after the removal to Babylon, Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,
13 and Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, and Abiud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor,
14 and Azor fathered Zadok, and Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud,
15 and Eliud fathered Eleazar, and Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob,
16 and Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, and from her Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 So the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations in all, and from David to the removal to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the removal to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
18 The birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way. After his mother Mary had been pledged to Joseph in marriage, before they came together, she was found to have a child in her womb from the Holy Spirit.
19 Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, so he resolved to release her privately.
20 But when he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife to yourself, for what has been begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he is the one who will save his people from their sins."
22 All this happened so that the word spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, which says,
23 "Behold, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel," which translated is "God with us."
24 Rising from sleep, Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had instructed him and took his wife to himself,
25 yet he did not know her until she had given birth to her firstborn son; and he gave him the name Jesus.