Matthew 1 — WEBU

1Verse 1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,⁺the son of David, the son of Abraham.^{Verse 2}Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.^{Verse 3}Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.^{Verse 4}Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.^{Verse 5}Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.^{Verse 6}Jesse became the father of King David. David the king⁺became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.^{Verse 7}Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.^{Verse 8}Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.^{Verse 9}Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.^{Verse 10}Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.^{Verse 11}Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.^{Verse 12}After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.^{Verse 13}Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.^{Verse 14}Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.^{Verse 15}Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.^{Verse 16}Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus,⁺who is called Christ.^{Verse 17}So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.^{Verse 18}Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.^{Verse 19}Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.^{Verse 20}But when he thought about these things, behold,⁺an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.^{Verse 21}She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus,⁺for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”^{Verse 22}Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,^{Verse 23}“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,and shall give birth to a son.They shall call his name Immanuel,”which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”^{Verse 24}Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;^{Verse 25}and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.