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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 NIV</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="../">NIV</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 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">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/matthew/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>This is the genealogy <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or is an account of the origin">a</a></sup></span> of Jesus the Messiah <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or Jesus Christ.Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One; also in verse 18.">b</a></sup></span> the son of David, the son of Abraham:</p> <div class="outlinelist"><p class="item1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Abraham was the father of Isaac,</p><p class="item2">Isaac the father of Jacob,</p><p class="item2">Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,</p><p class="item2">Perez the father of Hezron,</p><p class="item2">Hezron the father of Ram,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Ram the father of Amminadab,</p><p class="item2">Amminadab the father of Nahshon,</p><p class="item2">Nahshon the father of Salmon,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,</p><p class="item2">Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,</p><p class="item2">Obed the father of Jesse,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and Jesse the father of King David.</p></div><div class="outlinelist"><p class="item1">David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Solomon the father of Rehoboam,</p><p class="item2">Rehoboam the father of Abijah,</p><p class="item2">Abijah the father of Asa,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,</p><p class="item2">Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,</p><p class="item2">Jehoram the father of Uzziah,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Uzziah the father of Jotham,</p><p class="item2">Jotham the father of Ahaz,</p><p class="item2">Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,</p><p class="item2">Manasseh the father of Amon,</p><p class="item2">Amon the father of Josiah,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and Josiah the father of Jeconiah <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12">c</a></sup></span> and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.</p></div> <div class="outlinelist"><p class="item1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>After the exile to Babylon:</p><p class="item2">Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,</p><p class="item2">Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,</p><p class="item2">Abihud the father of Eliakim,</p><p class="item2">Eliakim the father of Azor,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Azor the father of Zadok,</p><p class="item2">Zadok the father of Akim,</p><p class="item2">Akim the father of Elihud,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Elihud the father of Eleazar,</p><p class="item2">Eleazar the father of Matthan,</p><p class="item2">Matthan the father of Jacob,</p> <p class="item2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="sectionhead">Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or The origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this">d</a></sup></span> : 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or was a righteous man and">e</a></sup></span> did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/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="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the LORD saves.">f</a></sup></span> because he will save his people from their sins.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Isaiah 7:14">g</a></sup></span> (which means “God with us”).</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>is an account of the origin</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>Jesus Christ.</i><i>Messiah</i> (Hebrew) and <i>Christ</i> (Greek) both mean <i>Anointed One</i>; also in verse 18.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotebot">That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>The origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>was a righteous man and</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">f</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> <span class="footnotebot"><i>Jesus</i> is the Greek form of <i>Joshua,</i> which means <i>the <span class="name">Lord</span> saves.</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">g</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> <span class="footnotebot">Isaiah 7:14</span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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