1The genealogy of Christ from Abraham to Joseph. 18The miraculous conception of Mary; Joseph's doubts are satisfied by an angel, who declareth the name and office of Christ: Jesus is born.
1THE abook of the generation of Jesus Christ, bthe son of David, cthe son of Abraham.
a Lu. 3.23-38. Ge. 5.1; 10.1; 6.9; 2.4; 11.10,27; 25.12; 36.1,9. Nu. 1.20. Ru. 4.18. b 2Sa. 7.12-14. Ps. 132.11. Is. 11.1. Je. 23.5; 33.15. ch 22.42,45. Lu. 1.31,32,69. Ac. 2.30; 13.23. Ro. 1.3. Jn. 7.42. c Ge. 12.3; 22.18; 26.4; 28.14. Lu. 3.23-34. Ga. 3.16.
2dAbraham begat Isaac; and eIsaac begat Jacob; and fJacob begat Judas and his brethren;
d Ge. 21.2-5. Ac. 7.8. He. 11.11,12,17. Lu. 3.32-34. Jos. 24.3. e Ge. 25.26. Jos. 24.4. f Ge. 29.35. Ac. 7.8. Ge. 29; 30; 46. Ex. 1.1-4. 1Ch. 2.1,2.
3And gJudas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and hPhares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
g Ge. 38.27-30. 1Ch. 2.4. h Ge. 46.12. Ru. 4.18-22. 1Ch. 2.5,9-15. Lu. 3.31-33.
4And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat iNaasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
i Nu. 1.7; 10.14.
5And Salmon begat Booz of jRachab; and kBooz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
j Jos. 2; 6.22-25. He. 11.31. Ja. 2.25. k Ru. 2-4. 1Ch. 2.11,12.
6And lJesse begat David the king; and mDavid the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
l 1Sa. 16.1; 17.12. 1Ch. 2.15. m 2Sa. 12.24. 1Ch. 3.5; 14.4.
7And nSolomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
n 1Ch. 3.10-17. 1Ki. 11.43; 14.31; 15.8. 2Ch. 9.31; 12.16; 14.1.
8And oAsa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
o 1Ki. 15.24. 2Ki. 8.16; 14.21. 2Ch. 17.1; 21.1; 26.1.
9And pOzias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
p 2Ki. 15.7,38; 16.20. 2Ch. 26.23; 27.9; 28.27.
10And qEzekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
q 2Ki. 20.21; 21.18,26. 1Ch. 3.13,14. 2Ch. 32.33; 33.20,25.
11And 1Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they rwere carried away to Babylon:
1Some read, Josias begat Jakim, and Jakim begat Jechonias.
r 2Ki. 24.14,15,16; 25.11.
12And after they were brought to Babylon, sJechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
s 2Ki. 24.12; 25.27. 1Ch. 3.17-19. Hag. 1.1,12; 2.2,23. Ezr. 3.2; 5.2. Ne. 7.7; 12.1. Lu. 3.27.
13And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
14And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
15And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
16And Jacob begat tJoseph the husband of Mary, of uwhom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
t v.18,19. Lu. 1.27; 2.4,5,43. u v.18,20,25. Lu. 1.35; 2.7. Mar. 6.3. Is. 7.14; 11.1; 53.2; 9.6. Mi. 5.2. Je. 31.22. Ro. 1.3; 9.5. 1Ti. 3.16. Jn. 1.14. Ge. 3.15.
17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
18¶Now the vbirth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: *When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child wof the Holy *Ghost.
*When as-when.
*Ghost-Spirit.
v Lu. 1.27. w Lu. 1.35. Je. 31.22. Ga. 4.4. He. 10.5.
19Then Joseph her husband, being a just man , and not willing to make her xa publick example, was minded to put her away *privily.
*privily-secretly.
x De. 24.1; 22.13-25.
20But while he thought on these things, behold, ythe angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is 2conceived in her zis of the Holy *Ghost.
2Gr. begotten.
*Ghost-Spirit.
y Job 33.15,17. Lu. 1.10,26. ch. 2.12,13; 4.11. z v.18. Lu. 1.35. He. 10.5. Je. 31.22.
21aAnd she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name 3JESUS: bfor he shall save his people from their sins.
3That is, Saviour, Heb.
a Lu. 1.31; 2.7,21. Ge. 3.15. Is. 7.14. b Ge. 22.18; 49.10. Ps. 72.17. Je. 23.6; 33.16. Da. 9.24. Ho. 1.7. Ac. 4.12; 5.31; 13.23,32,38. Tit. 2.14. He. 7.25. 1Jn. 3.5,8. Re. 1.5,6. 1Pe. 1.19.
22Now all this was done, that cit might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
c Nu. 23.19. 1Sa. 15.29. Is. 44.26. 1Th. 5.24. Tit. 1.2. He. 6.18.
23dBehold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and 4they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, eGod with us.
4Or, his name shall be called.
d Is. 7.14. Ge. 3.15. Je. 31.22. e Jn. 1.14. Ro. 1.3,4; 9.5. 1Ti. 3.16. Is. 9.6.
24Then Joseph being raised from sleep fdid as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
f De. 12.32. 1Sa. 15.22. Ac. 26.19.
25And knew her not till gshe had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
g v.21. Ex. 13.2. Lu. 2.7,21. 1Th. 1.10. He. 7.25.