This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David the son of Abraham.

and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.

and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.

So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about : his mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples

Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’

Simon Peter replied “You are the Christ the Son of the living God.”

Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

‘What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?’

‘The son of David,’ they replied.

saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him “The son of David.”

Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.

At that time if anyone says to you, “Look, here is the Messiah!” or, “There he is!” do not believe it.

But Jesus remained silent.

The high priest said to him, ‘I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.’

But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him “I adjure you by the living God tell us if you are the Christ the Son of God.”

and said, ‘Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?’

saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who is it that struck you?”

So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, ‘Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?’

So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

‘What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?’ Pilate asked.

They all answered, ‘Crucify him!’

Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!”

The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

‘But what about you?’ he asked.‘Who do you say I am?’

Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah.’

And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him “You are the Christ.”

Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.

For truly, I say to you whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, ‘Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?

And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

At that time if anyone says to you, “Look, here is the Messiah!” or, “Look, there he is!” do not believe it.

But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.

Again the high priest asked him, ‘Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?’

But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”

Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.’ Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah.

As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ,

Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, ‘You are the Son of God!’ But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.

And demons also came out of many crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

‘But what about you?’ he asked.‘Who do you say I am?’

Peter answered, ‘God’s Messiah.’

Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

Then Jesus said to them, ‘Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David?

But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son?

‘If you are the Messiah,’ they said, ‘tell us.’

Jesus answered, ‘If I tell you, you will not believe me,

“If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe,

And they began to accuse him, saying, ‘We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.’

And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.”

The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, ‘He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.’

And the people stood by, watching but the rulers scoffed at him, saying “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God his Chosen One!”

One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: ‘Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!’

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!”

He told them, ‘This is what is written: the Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

and said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead,

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, ‘I am not the Messiah.’

He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

questioned him, ‘Why then do you baptise if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?’

They asked him “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (that is, the Christ).

He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ).

You yourselves can testify that I said, “I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.”

You yourselves bear me witness, that I said ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’

The woman said, ‘I know that Messiah’ (called Christ) ‘is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.’

The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.”

‘Come, see a man who told me everything I’ve ever done. Could this be the Messiah?’

“Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?”

Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Messiah?

And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ?

But we know where this man is from; when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.’

But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears no one will know where he comes from.”

Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, ‘When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?’

Yet many of the people believed in him. They said “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”

Others said, ‘He is the Messiah.’

Still others asked, ‘How can the Messiah come from Galilee?

Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said “Is the Christ to come from Galilee?

Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?’

Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue.

(His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.)

The Jews who were there gathered round him, saying, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.’

So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ tell us plainly.”

‘Yes, Lord,’ she replied, ‘I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.’

She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”

The crowd spoke up, ‘We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain for ever, so how can you say, “The Son of Man must be lifted up”? Who is this “Son of Man”?’

So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.

he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

‘Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.’

Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptised, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And Peter said to them “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Then Peter said, ‘Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.’

But Peter said “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!”

But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer.

But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled.

and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you – even Jesus.

that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus,

then know this, you and all the people of Israel: it is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well.