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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Matthew 1 MSB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/matthew/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap//matthew/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">MSB</a> > Matthew 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/msb/menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../malachi/4.htm" title="Malachi 4">◄</a> Matthew 1 <a href="../matthew/2.htm" title="Matthew 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Majority Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/heb/matthew/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Genealogy of Jesus<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../ruth/4.htm#18">Ruth 4:18–22</a>; <a href ="../luke/3.htm#23">Luke 3:23–38</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Abraham was the father of Isaac, <p class="indent1"> Isaac the father of Jacob, <p class="indent1"> and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, <p class="indent1"> Perez the father of Hezron, <p class="indent1"> and Hezron the father of Ram.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Ram was the father of Amminadab, <p class="indent1"> Amminadab the father of Nahshon, <p class="indent1"> and Nahshon the father of Salmon. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, <p class="indent1"> Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, <p class="indent1"> Obed the father of Jesse, <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and Jesse the father of David the king. <p class="reg"> Next: <p class="indent1stline"> David the king<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Solomon the father of Rehoboam, <p class="indent1"> Rehoboam the father of Abijah, <p class="indent1"> and Abijah the father of Asa.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, <p class="indent1"> Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, <p class="indent1"> and Joram the father of Uzziah. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Uzziah was the father of Jotham, <p class="indent1"> Jotham the father of Ahaz, <p class="indent1"> and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, <p class="indent1"> Manasseh the father of Amon,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <p class="indent1"> Amon the father of Josiah, <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers <p class="indent2"> at the time of the exile to Babylon. <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>After the exile to Babylon: <p class="indent1stline"> Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, <p class="indent1"> Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, <p class="indent1"> Abiud the father of Eliakim, <p class="indent1"> and Eliakim the father of Azor. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Azor was the father of Zadok, <p class="indent1"> Zadok the father of Achim, <p class="indent1"> and Achim the father of Eliud. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Eliud was the father of Eleazar, <p class="indent1"> Eleazar the father of Matthan, <p class="indent1"> Matthan the father of Jacob, <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, <p class="indent2"> of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ. <A name="19"></a><p class="hdg">The Birth of Jesus<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../isaiah/7.htm#10">Isaiah 7:10–16</a>; <a href ="../luke/2.htm">Luke 2:1–7</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>But after 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 embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> because He will save His people from their sins.” <A name="23"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: <A name="24"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“Behold, the virgin will be with child <p class="indent2"> and will give birth to a son, <p class="indent1"> and they will call Him Immanuel”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <p class="indent2"> (which means, “God with us”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span>). <A name="25"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But he had no union with her<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">h</a></span> until she gave birth to her firstborn Son.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">i</a></span> And he gave Him the name Jesus.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Greek <i>Aram</i>, a variant of <i>Ram</i>; also in verse 4; see 1 Chronicles 2:9–10.<br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> CT <i>David</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> CT <i>Asaph</i>, a variant of <i>Asa</i>; also in verse 8; see 1 Chronicles 3:10.<br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> CT <i>Amōs</i>, a variant spelling of Amon; twice in this verse; see 1 Chronicles 3:14.<br><span class="fnverse">21</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <i>Jesus</i> means <i>The LORD saves</i>.<br><span class="fnverse">23</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Literally <i>they will call His name Immanuel</i>; Isaiah 7:14 (see also DSS)<br><span class="fnverse">23</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> See Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 8:8, and Isaiah 8:10.<br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">h</span> Literally <i>he did not know her</i><br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">i</span> CT <i>to a Son</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="//majoritybible.com">The Holy Bible, Majority Standard Bible, MSB</a> is produced in cooperation with <a href="//biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a>, <a href="//discoverybible.com">Discovery Bible</a>, <a href="//openbible.com">OpenBible.com</a>, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. 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