| New King James Version | New International Version |
| 1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: | 1This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: |
| 2Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. | 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, |
| 3Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. | 3Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, |
| 4Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. | 4Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, |
| 5Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, | 5Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, |
| 6and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. | 6and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife, |
| 7Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa. | 7Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, |
| 8Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. | 8Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah, |
| 9Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. | 9Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, |
| 10Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah. | 10Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, |
| 11Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon. | 11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. |
| 12And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. | 12After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, |
| 13Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. | 13Zerubbabel the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, |
| 14Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. | 14Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Elihud, |
| 15Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. | 15Elihud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, |
| 16And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ. | 16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah. |
| 17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations. | 17Thus 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. |
| 18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. | 18This 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. |
| 19Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. | 19Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. |
| 20But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. | 20But after he had considered 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 home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. |
| 21And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” | 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." |
| 22So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: | 22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: |
| 23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” | 23"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us"). |
| 24Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, | 24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. |
| 25and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS. | 25But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. |
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