Mat 1-2 | ESV | STEP | The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ , the son of David , the son of Abraham .

1 ^aThe book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, ^bthe son of David, ^cthe son of Abraham.

2 ^dAbraham was the father of Isaac, and ^eIsaac the father of Jacob, and ^fJacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and ^gJudah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, ^{▼▼Greek Aram; also verse 4} 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by ⁱRahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and ^jJesse the father of David the king.

And ^kDavid was the father of Solomon by ^lthe wife of Uriah, 7 and ^mSolomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, ^{▼▼ Asaph is probably an alternate spelling of Asa; some manuscripts Asa; also verse 8} 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, ^oand Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, ^{▼▼ Amos is probably an alternate spelling of Amon; some manuscripts Amon; twice in this verse} and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and ^qJosiah the father of ^rJechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12 And after the deportation to Babylon: ^sJechoniah was the father of ^tShealtiel, ^{▼▼Greek Salathiel; twice in this verse} and ^vShealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of ^wJoseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

17 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 ^xthe Christ fourteen generations.

The Birth of Jesus Christ

18 Now the birth of ^yJesus Christ ^{▼▼Some manuscripts of the Christ} took place in this way. ^aaWhen his mother Mary had been betrothed ^{▼▼That is, legally pledged to be married} to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child ^acfrom the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling ^adto put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, ^aean angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and ^afyou shall call his name Jesus, ^agfor he will save his people from their sins.” 22 ^ahAll this took place ^aito fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 ^aj“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name ^akImmanuel”
(which means, God ^alwith us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And ^amhe called his name Jesus.

Matthew 2

The Visit of the Wise Men

1 Now ^anafter Jesus was born in ^aoBethlehem of Judea ^apin the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men ^{▼▼Greek magi; also verses 7, 16} from ^arthe east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born ^asking of the Jews? For we saw ^athis star when it rose ^{▼▼Or in the east; also verse 9} and have come to ^avworship him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where ^awthe Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

6 ^ax“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will ^ayshepherd my people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” 9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, ^azthey offered him gifts, ^bagold and ^bbfrankincense and ^bcmyrrh. 12 And ^bdbeing warned ^bein a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

The Flight to Egypt

13 Now when they had departed, behold, ^bfan angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. ^bgThis was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, ^bh“Out of Egypt I called my son.”

Herod Kills the Children

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. 17 ^biThen was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:

18 ^bj“A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she refused to be comforted, because they ^bkare no more.”

The Return to Nazareth

19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for ^blthose who sought the child’s life are dead.” 21 And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and ^bmbeing warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. 23 And he went and lived in a city called ^bnNazareth, ^boso that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.