| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1The book 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 begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot 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 begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot 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 begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. | 4Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon. |
| 5Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot 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 begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been 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 begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa. | 7Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa. |
| 8Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. | 8Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the father of Uzziah. |
| 9Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. | 9Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah. |
| 10Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah. | 10Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah. |
| 11Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon. | 11Josiah was the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon). |
| 12And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. | 12After the Babylonian exile: Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel. |
| 13Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. | 13Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim. Eliakim was the father of Azor. |
| 14Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. | 14Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim. Akim was the father of Eliud. |
| 15Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. | 15Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob. |
| 16And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus 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, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are 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 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 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. |
| 19Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 21And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for 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.” |
| 22So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: | 22All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his 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“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.’” |
| 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 as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary 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 have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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