The 1record of the genealogy of 2Jesus 3the Messiah, athe son of David, bthe son of Abraham:Lit bookHeb Yeshua (Joshua), meaning The LORD savesGr Christos (Christ), Gr for Messiah, which means Anointed One2 Sam 7:12-16; Ps 89:3f; 132:11; Is 9:6f; 11:1; Matt 9:27; Luke 1:32, 69; John 7:42; Acts 13:23; Rom 1:3; Rev 22:16Matt 1:1-6: <IT>Luke 3:32-34; </IT> Gen 22:18; Gal 3:16
2 Abraham 1was the father of Isaac, 2Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of 3Judah and his brothers.Lit fathered, and throughout the genealogyLit and..., and throughout the genealogyGr Judas; names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, aPerez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of 1Ram.Gr AramRuth 4:18-22; 1 Chr 2:1-15; Matt 1:3-6 4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. 5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse. 6 Jesse was the father of David the king.Lit her of Uriah2 Sam 11:27; 12:24
David awas the father of Solomon by 1Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah. 7 Solomon awas the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of 1Asa.Gr Asaph1 Chr 3:10ff 8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of 1Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.Also Gr for Jehoram in 2 King 8:16; cf 1 Chron 3:11 9 Uzziah was the father of 1Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.Gr Joatham 10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of 1Amon, and Amon the afather of Josiah.Gr Amos1 Chr 3:14 11 Josiah became the father of 1Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the adeportation to Babylon.Jehoiachin in 2 Kin 24:152 Kin 24:14f; Jer 27:20; Matt 1:17
12 After the adeportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of 1Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.Gr Salathiel2 Kin 24:14f; Jer 27:20; Matt 1:17 13 Zerubbabel was the father of 1Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.Gr Abioud, usually spelled Abiud 14 Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud. 15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob. 16 Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, awho is called 1the Messiah.Gr Christos (Christ)Matt 27:17, 22; Luke 2:11; John 4:25
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the adeportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the bdeportation to Babylon to 1the Messiah, fourteen generations.Gr Christos (Christ)2 Kin 24:14f; Jer 27:20; Matt 1:11, 12
18 Now the birth of Jesus 1Christ was as follows: when His amother Mary had been 2betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was bfound to be with child by the Holy Spirit.I.e. The MessiahThe first stage of marriage in Jewish culture, usually lasting for a year before the wedding night, more legal than an engagementMatt 12:46; Luke 1:27Luke 1:35 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned 1ato send her away secretly.Or to divorce herDeut 22:20-24; 24:1-4; John 8:4, 5 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 1the Child who has been 2conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.Lit that whichLit begottenLuke 2:4 21 She will bear a Son; and ayou shall call His name Jesus, for 1He bwill save His people from their sins.”Lit He HimselfLuke 1:31; 2:21Luke 2:11; John 1:29; Acts 4:12; 5:31; 13:23, 38, 39; Col 1:20-23 22 Now all this 1took place to fulfill what was aspoken by the Lord through the prophet:Lit has happenedLuke 24:44; Rom 1:2-4 23 “aBEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH bCHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME 1IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “cGOD WITH US.”Or EmmanuelIs 7:14Is 9:6, 7Is 8:10 24 And Joseph 1awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,Lit got up 25 1but kept her a virgin until she agave birth to a Son; and bhe called His name Jesus.Lit and was not knowing herLuke 2:7Matt 1:21; Luke 2:21