1 1:1AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 1:2Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers; 1:3and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah by Thamar; and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram, 1:4and Ram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Nashon, and Nashon begat Salmon, 1:5and Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed by Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, 1:6and Jesse begat David the king.
2 And David begat Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 1:7and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa, 1:8and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram, and Jehoram begat Uzziah, 1:9and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah, 1:10and Hezekiah begat Manassah, and Manassah begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah, 1:11and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brothers at the Babylonian exile.
3 1:12After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubabel, 1:13and Zerubabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azar, 1:14and Azar begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud, 1:15and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob, 1:16and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, called Christ. 1:17All the generations therefore, from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations; and from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ, fourteen generations.
4 1:18The birth of Christ was thus. His mother Mary having been espoused to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 1:19But Joseph her husband being a righteous man, and not wishing to make her an example, was designing to put her away privately. 1:20But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit, 1:21and she shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.
5 1:22But all this was done, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying; 1:23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is interpreted, God is with us. 1:24And when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took his wife, 1:25and knew her not till she bore a son, and he called his name Jesus.
CHAPTER II.
THE INFANCY OF CHRIST.
1 2:1AND Jesus being born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold Magi came from the East to Jerusalem, saying, 2:2Where is the king of the Jews born? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him. 2:3And Herod the king hearing this was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 2:4and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ is born. 2:5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet; 2:6And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah, for out of you shall come a governor who shall rule my people Israel.
2 2:7Then Herod, calling the Magi secretly, asked them the precise time when the star appeared; 2:8and sending them to Bethlehem, said, Go and inquire diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, tell me, that I also may come and worship him. 2:9And hearing the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they saw in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 2:10And seeing the star they rejoiced with great joy; 2:11and coming into the house they saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they presented him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 2:12And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their country another way.
3 2:13And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy it. 2:14And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and fled into Egypt, 2:15and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled, which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.