1:1 This is the genealogy* of Jesus the Messiah** the son of David, the son of Abraham: / *Or is an account of the origin / **Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One; also in verse 18.
1:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
1:3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
1:4 Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
1:5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
1:6 and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
1:7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
1:8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
1:9 Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
1:10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
1:11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah* and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / *That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12
1:12 After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
1:13 Zerubbabel the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
1:14 Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Elihud,
1:15 Elihud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
1:16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
1:17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.
1:18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about*: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. / *Or The origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this
1:19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet* did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. / *Or was a righteous man and
1:20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
1:21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,* because he will save his people from their sins.” / *Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the Lord saves.
1:22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
1:23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”* (which means “God with us”). / *Isaiah 7:14
1:24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
1:25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.