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 Ask AICross Refs:Gen 22:18 Rom 1:3 Gal 3:16 Rev 22:16 Ps 132:11 Jer 23:5 Isa 11:1 Isa 9:6-7 Gen 12:3 John 7:42

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 Ask AICross Refs:Acts 7:8 Gen 21:2-5 Heb 11:17-18 Gen 25:26 Gen 46:8-27 1 Chr 1:28 1 Chr 1:34 1 Chr 2:1-8 1 Chr 5:1-2 Gen 29:32-35

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 Ask AICross Refs:Gen 38:24-27 Gen 38:29-30 Gen 46:12 1 Chr 4:1 Ruth 4:18-22 Luke 3:33 Num 26:20-21 1 Chr 2:1-15 1 Chr 9:6 Gen 38:6

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 Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 2:10-12 Num 1:7 Num 7:12 Num 2:3 Luke 3:32 Num 10:14 Num 7:17 Ruth 4:19-20

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 Ask AICross Refs:Heb 11:31 Ruth 1:16-17 Jas 2:25 Josh 6:22-25 Ruth 1:22-2:4 Ruth 1:4 1 Chr 2:11-12 Ruth 4:21 Josh 2:1-22 Luke 3:32

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 Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 15:5 1 Sam 17:12 1 Sam 16:1 2 Sam 11:26-27 2 Sam 12:24-25 2 Sam 23:1 1 Chr 11:41 1 Chr 14:4 1 Chr 3:5 1 Sam 16:11-13

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 Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 14:1-15 1 Chr 3:10-14 1 Kgs 11:43-12:24 1 Kgs 14:31 1 Kgs 15:8-23 2 Chr 12:1 2 Chr 13:7 2 Chr 9:31

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 Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 3:11 2 Chr 26:1-23 1 Kgs 15:24 1 Kgs 22:2-50 2 Chr 17:1-19 2 Chr 21:1 2 Kgs 14:21 2 Kgs 15:1-6 2 Kgs 3:1 2 Kgs 8:16

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 Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 3:11-13 2 Chr 26:21 2 Chr 27:1-29:32 2 Kgs 15:32-16:20 2 Kgs 15:7 2 Kgs 18:1-20 Isa 36:1-22 Isa 7:1-13

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 Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 32:33-35:27 1 Chr 3:13-15 1 Kgs 13:2 2 Kgs 20:21-23:30 2 Kgs 24:3-4 Jer 1:2-3

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 Ask AICross Refs:Jer 27:20 Dan 1:2 Jer 52:11-15 Jer 52:28-30 1 Chr 3:15-17 2 Chr 36:1-8 2 Chr 36:10 2 Chr 36:20 2 Kgs 23:31-24:20 2 Kgs 25:11

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 Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 3:17 Ezra 3:2 1 Chr 3:19-24 Hag 1:14 Luke 3:27 2 Kgs 25:27 Ezra 5:2 Hag 1:1 Hag 1:12 Hag 2:2

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 Ask AI

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 Ask AI

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 Ask AI

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 Ask AICross Refs:Matt 27:17 John 4:25 Luke 3:23 Luke 1:31-35 Matt 27:22 Luke 1:27 Luke 2:10-11 Luke 2:4-5 Luke 2:48 Luke 2:7

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 Ask AICross Refs:Matt 1:11-12 2 Kgs 24:14

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 Ask AICross Refs:Gal 4:4-5 Luke 1:27-38 Heb 10:5 Job 14:4 Gen 3:15 Heb 7:26 Job 15:14 Luke 1:25 Matt 1:1

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 Ask AICross Refs:Deut 22:21-24 Deut 24:1-4 John 8:4-5 Mark 6:20 Gen 38:24 Lev 20:10 Luke 2:25 Ps 112:4-5 Mark 10:4 Lev 19:20

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 Ask AICross Refs:Prov 3:5-6 Luke 1:19 Matt 1:18 Joel 2:28 Luke 2:4 Matt 2:19 Gen 31:11 Isa 26:3 Judg 13:3 Luke 1:10-13

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 Ask AICross Refs:Acts 13:23 Acts 4:12 John 1:29 1 John 3:5 Col 1:20-23 Luke 2:21 Acts 5:31 Luke 1:31 Titus 2:14 1 John 2:1-2

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 Ask AICross Refs:Luke 24:44 1 Kgs 8:15 Matt 2:23 Acts 3:18 1 Kgs 8:24 Ezra 1:1 John 17:12 John 18:9 John 19:36-37 Matt 12:17

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 Ask AICross Refs:Isa 7:14 Isa 9:6-7 Ps 46:11 John 1:14 Isa 12:2 1 Tim 3:16 Ps 46:7 Rom 1:3-4 Isa 8:8-10 Matt 28:20

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 Ask AICross Refs:Jas 2:21-26 John 15:14 Exod 40:16 Exod 40:27 Exod 40:32 Gen 22:2-3 Heb 11:7-8 John 2:5-8 Exod 40:19 Exod 40:25

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 Ask AICross Refs:Luke 2:21 Exod 13:2 Exod 22:29 Luke 2:7 Matt 1:21 Rom 8:29

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