Matthew 1 (NET)

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Matthew 1:1¹This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:2²Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:3³Judah the father of Perez and Zerah (by Tamar), Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:4⁴Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:5⁵Salmon the father of Boaz (by Rahab), Boaz the father of Obed (by Ruth), Obed the father of Jesse,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:6⁶and Jesse the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon (by the wife of Uriah ),Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:7⁷Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:8⁸Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:9⁹Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:10¹⁰Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:11¹¹and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:12¹²After the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:13¹³Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:14¹⁴Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:15¹⁵Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:16¹⁶and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:17¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to Christ, fourteen generations.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:18¹⁸Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:19¹⁹Because Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:20²⁰When he had contemplated 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 as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:21²¹She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:22²²This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:23²³“Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:24²⁴When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Matthew 1:25²⁵but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

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