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Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of Matthew—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ The [a]record of the genealogy of [b]Jesus [c]the Messiah, 1the son of David, 2the son of Abraham:
  2. ¶ Abraham [d]was the father of Isaac, [e]Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of [f]Judah and his brothers.
  3. Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, 3Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of [g]Ram.
  4. Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
  5. Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.
  6. Jesse was the father of David the king.
    ¶ David 4was the father of Solomon by [h]Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.
  7. Solomon 5was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of [i]Asa.
  8. Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of [j]Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
  9. Uzziah was the father of [k]Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
  10. Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of [l]Amon, and Amon the 6father of Josiah.
  11. Josiah became the father of [m]Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the 7deportation to Babylon.
  12. ¶ After the 8deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of [n]Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.
  13. Zerubbabel was the father of [o]Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
  14. Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
  15. Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
  16. Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, 9who is called [p]the Messiah.
  17. ¶ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the 10deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the 11deportation to Babylon to [q]the Messiah, fourteen generations.
  18. ¶ Now the birth of Jesus [r]Christ was as follows: when His 12mother Mary had been [s]betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was 13found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
  19. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned [t]14to send her away secretly.
  20. But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “15Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for [u]the Child who has been [v]conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
  21. She will bear a Son; and 16you shall call His name Jesus, for [w]He 17will save His people from their sins.”
  22. Now all this [x]took place to fulfill what was 18spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
  23. “19BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH 20CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME [y]IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “21GOD WITH US.”
  24. And Joseph [z]awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,
  25. [aa]but kept her a virgin until she 22gave birth to a Son; and 23he called His name Jesus.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit book
  2. ^ Heb Yeshua (Joshua), meaning The Lord saves
  3. ^ Gr Christos (Christ), Gr for Messiah, which means Anointed One
  4. ^ Lit fathered, and throughout the genealogy
  5. ^ Lit and..., and throughout the genealogy
  6. ^ Gr Judas; names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form
  7. ^ Gr Aram
  8. ^ Lit her of Uriah
  9. ^ Gr Asaph
  10. ^ Also Gr for Jehoram in 2 King 8:16; cf 1 Chron 3:11
  11. ^ Gr Joatham
  12. ^ Gr Amos
  13. ^ Jehoiachin in 2 Kin 24:15
  14. ^ Gr Salathiel
  15. ^ Gr Abioud, usually spelled Abiud
  16. ^ Gr Christos (Christ)
  17. ^ Gr Christos (Christ)
  18. ^ I.e. The Messiah
  19. ^ The first stage of marriage in Jewish culture, usually lasting for a year before the wedding night, more legal than an engagement
  20. ^ Or to divorce her
  21. ^ Lit that which
  22. ^ Lit begotten
  23. ^ Lit He Himself
  24. ^ Lit has happened
  25. ^ Or Emmanuel
  26. ^ Lit got up
  27. ^ Lit and was not knowing her

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Sa 7:12-16; Ps 89:3f; 132:11; Is 9:6f; 11:1; Mt 9:27; Lu 1:32, 69; Jn 7:42; Ac 13:23; Ro 1:3; Re 22:16
  2. ^ Mt 1:1-6; Lu 3:32-34; Ge 22:18; Ga 3:16
  3. ^ Ru 4:18-22; 1Ch 2:1-15; Mt 1:3-6
  4. ^ 2Sa 11:27; 12:24
  5. ^ 1Ch 3:10ff
  6. ^ 1Ch 3:14
  7. ^ 2Ki 24:14f; Je 27:20; Mt 1:17
  8. ^ 2Ki 24:14f; Je 27:20; Mt 1:17
  9. ^ Mt 27:17, 22; Lu 2:11; Jn 4:25
  10. ^ 2Ki 24:14f; Je 27:20; Mt 1:11, 12
  11. ^ 2Ki 24:14f; Je 27:20; Mt 1:11, 12
  12. ^ Mt 12:46; Lu 1:27
  13. ^ Lu 1:35
  14. ^ De 22:20-24; 24:1-4; Jn 8:4, 5
  15. ^ Lu 2:4
  16. ^ Lu 1:31; 2:21
  17. ^ Lu 2:11; Jn 1:29; Ac 4:12; 5:31; 13:23, 38, 39; Col 1:20-23
  18. ^ Lu 24:44; Ro 1:2-4
  19. ^ Is 7:14
  20. ^ Is 9:6, 7
  21. ^ Is 8:10
  22. ^ Lu 2:7
  23. ^ Mt 1:21; Lu 2:21

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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