| NET Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. | 1This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham : |
| 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, | 2Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers. |
| 3Judah the father of Perez and Zerah (by Tamar), Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, | 3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (whose mother was Tamar). Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram. |
| 4Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, | 4Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon. |
| 5Salmon the father of Boaz (by Rahab), Boaz the father of Obed (by Ruth), Obed the father of Jesse, | 5Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth). Obed was the father of Jesse. |
| 6and Jesse the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon (by the wife of Uriah), | 6Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah). |
| 7Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, | 7Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa. |
| 8Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah, | 8Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the father of Uzziah. |
| 9Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, | 9Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah. |
| 10Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, | 10Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah. |
| 11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. | 11Josiah was the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon). |
| 12After the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, | 12After the Babylonian exile: Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel. |
| 13Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, | 13Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim. Eliakim was the father of Azor. |
| 14Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, | 14Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim. Akim was the father of Eliud. |
| 15Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, | 15Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob. |
| 16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. | 16Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah. |
| 17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to Christ, fourteen generations. | 17All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah. The Birth of Jesus the Messiah |
| 18Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. | 18This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| 19Because Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately. | 19Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. |
| 20When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. | 20As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. |
| 21She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." | 21And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” |
| 22This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled: | 22All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: |
| 23"Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him Emmanuel," which means "God with us." | 23“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” |
| 24When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife, | 24When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife. |
| 25but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus. | 25But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus. |
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