The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, athe son of David, bthe son of Abraham:
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,
and Isaac was the father of Jacob,
and Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 And Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
and aPerez was the father of Hezron,
and Hezron was the father of Ram.
4 And Ram was the father of Amminadab,
and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon,
and Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
5 And Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab,
and Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth,
and Obed was the father of Jesse.
6 And Jesse was the father of David the king.
And David awas the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.
7 And Solomon awas the father of Rehoboam,
and Rehoboam was the father of Abijah,
and Abijah was the father of Asa.
8 And Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat,
and Jehoshaphat was the father of Joram,
and Joram was the father of Uzziah.
9 And Uzziah was the father of Jotham,
and Jotham was the father of Ahaz,
and Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
10 And Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh,
and Manasseh was the father of Amon,
and Amon was the afather of Josiah.
11 And Josiah was the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the adeportation to Babylon.
12 And after the adeportation to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
and Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel.
13 And Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud,
and Abihud was the father of Eliakim,
and Eliakim was the father of Azor.
14 And Azor was the father of Zadok,
and Zadok was the father of Achim,
and Achim was the father of Eliud.
15 And Eliud was the father of Eleazar,
and Eleazar was the father of Matthan,
and Matthan was the father of Jacob.
16 And Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, awho is called Christ.
17 Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the adeportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the adeportation to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
The Conception and Birth of Jesus
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His amother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was bfound to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned ato send her away secretly. 20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “aJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the One who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will bear a Son; and ayou shall call His name Jesus, for He bwill save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this took place in order that what was aspoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, 23 “aBehold, the virgin shall be with bchild and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “cGod with us.” 24 And Joseph got up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25 but kept her a virgin until she agave birth to a Son; and bhe called His name Jesus.
The Visit of the Magi
Now after Jesus was aborn in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of bHerod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Where is He who has been born aKing of the Jews? For we saw bHis star in the east and have come to worship Him.” 3 And when Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 And they said to him, “aIn Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:
6 ‘aAnd you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
For out of you shall come forth a Leader
Who will bshepherd My people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod secretly called the magi and carefully determined from them the time athe star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.” 9 Now after hearing the king, they went their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, was going on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was. 10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And after coming into the house they saw the Child with aMary His mother; and they fell to the ground and bworshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And having been awarned bin a dream not to return to Herod, the magi departed for their own country by another way.
The Flight to Egypt
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an aangel of the Lord *bappeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”
14 So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and departed for Egypt. 15 And he remained there until the death of Herod, in order that what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, “aOut of Egypt I called bMy Son.”
Herod Slaughters Children
16 Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by athe magi, he became very enraged, and sent and bslew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully determined from the magi. 17 Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
18 “aA voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she was refusing to be comforted,
Because they were no more.”
19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *aappeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 20 “Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.” 21 So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being awarned by God in a dream, he departed for the district of Galilee, 23 and came and lived in a city called aNazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: “He shall be called a bNazarene.”