Matthew 1

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1 a The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, b the son of David, c the son of Abraham.

2 d Abraham was the father of Isaac, and e Isaac the father of Jacob, and f Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and g Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 1 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by h Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,

6 and i Jesse the father of David the king. And j David was the father of Solomon by k the wife of Uriah, 7 and l Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 2 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, m and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, 3 and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and n Josiah the father of o Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12 And after the deportation to Babylon: p Jechoniah was the father of q Shealtiel, 4 and r Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of s Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to t the Christ fourteen generations.

The Birth of Jesus Christ

18 Now the birth of u Jesus Christ 5 took place in this way. v When his mother Mary had been betrothed 6 to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child w from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling x to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, y an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and z you shall call his name Jesus, a for he will save his people from their sins." 22 b All this took place c to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 d "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name e Immanuel"
(which means, God f with us).
24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And g he called his name Jesus.

  1. Cross References
    Luke 3:23 - 38
    Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli.
  2. Cross References
    2 Samuel 7:12 - 16
    When your days are fulfilled and you lie down w...
    Psalms 132:11
    The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which ...
    Isaiah 11:1
    There shall come forth a shoot from the stump o...
    Jeremiah 23:5
    Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord,...
    Luke 1:32
    He will be great and will be called the Son of ...
    Luke 1:69
    And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in...
    John 7:42
    Has not the Scripture said that the Christ come...
    Acts 2:30
    Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God...
    Acts 13:23
    Of this man's offspring God has brought to Isra...
    Romans 1:3
    Concerning his Son, who was descended from Davi...
    2 Timothy 2:8
    Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the...
    Revelation 22:16
    "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you...
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 22:18
    And in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.
    Galatians 3:16
    Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many, but referring to one, "And to your offspring," who is Christ.
  4. Cross References
    Genesis 21:3
    Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac.
  5. Cross References
    Genesis 25:26
    Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau's heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 29:35
    And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, "This time I will praise the Lord." Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she ceased bearing.
  7. Cross References
    Ruth 4:18 - 22
    Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron.
    1 Chronicles 2:1 - 15
    These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun.
  8. Cross References
    Joshua 6:25
    But Rahab the prostitute and her father's household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
  9. Cross References
    1 Samuel 16:1
    The Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.
    1 Samuel 17:12
    Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.
  10. Cross References
    2 Samuel 12:24
    Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. And the Lord loved him
  11. Cross References
    2 Samuel 12:10
    Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
  12. Cross References
    Matthew 1:7 - 10
    And Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph.
    1 Chronicles 3:10 - 14
    The son of Solomon was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son.
  13. Cross References
    2 Kings 15:1
    In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign.
    1 Chronicles 3:11 - 12
    Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son.
  14. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 3:15 - 16
    The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
  15. Cross References
    Esther 2:6
    Who had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away.
    Jeremiah 24:1
    After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile from Jerusalem Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, together with the officials of Judah, the craftsmen, and the metal workers, and had brought them to Babylon, the Lord showed me this vision: behold, two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the Lord.
    Jeremiah 27:20
    Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take away, when he took into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem -
  16. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 3:17 - 19
    And the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son.
  17. Cross References
    Luke 3:27
    The son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri.
  18. Cross References
    Ezra 3:2
    Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
  19. Cross References
    Luke 3:23
    Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli.
  20. Cross References
    Matthew 2:4
    And assembling all the chief priests and scribe...
    Matthew 11:2
    Now when John heard in prison about the deeds o...
    Matthew 16:16
    Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the S...
    Matthew 22:42
    Saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Wh...
    Matthew 23:10
    Neither be called instructors, for you have one...
    Mark 8:29
    And he asked them, "But who do you say that I a...
    Luke 3:15
    As the people were in expectation, and all were...
    John 1:41
    He first found his own brother Simon and said t...
    John 4:25
    The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is ...
  21. Cross References
    Matthew 1:1
    The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
    Mark 1:1
    The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
    John 1:17
    For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
    John 17:3
    And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
    Matthew 1:16
    And Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
  22. Cross References
    Luke 1:27
    To a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.
  23. Cross References
    Luke 1:35
    And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy - the Son of God.
  24. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 24:1
    When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house.
  25. Cross References
    Matthew 2:13
    Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.
    Matthew 2:19
    But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
    Matthew 2:12
    And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
    Matthew 2:22
    But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.
  26. Cross References
    Matthew 1:25
    But knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
    Luke 1:31
    And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
    Luke 2:21
    And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
  27. Cross References
    Luke 2:11
    For unto you is born this day in the city of Da...
    Acts 4:12
    And there is salvation in no one else, for ther...
    Acts 5:31
    God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and...
    Acts 13:23
    Of this man's offspring God has brought to Isra...
    Acts 13:38
    Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, tha...
    Acts 3:26
    God, having raised up his servant, sent him to ...
  28. Cross References
    Matthew 21:4
    This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying.
    Matthew 26:56
    But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled.
    John 19:36
    For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken.
  29. Cross References
    Matthew 2:15
    And remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt I called my son.
    Matthew 2:23
    And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene.
    Matthew 4:14
    So that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
    Mark 14:49
    Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled.
  30. Cross References
    Isaiah 7:14
    Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
  31. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:8
    And it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
    Isaiah 8:10
    Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
  32. Cross References
    Matthew 28:20
    Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
  33. Cross References
    Isaiah 7:14
    Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
  34. Cross References
    Matthew 1:21
    She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
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