Matthew 1

1 This is the record [book, scroll] of the genealogy [origin, lineage] of Jesus [Joshua, God is salvation] Christ [the Anointed, Messiah], the son [offspring, descendant] of David [King of Israel], the son [descendant, heir] of Abraham [father of the faithful]: word study 2 Abraham [the father of the faithful] was the father of Isaac [his only son, the child of promise], Isaac [the son of Abraham, a key figure] the father of Jacob [the progenitor of the Israelites], and Jacob [the patriarch] the father of Judah [a son of Jacob, and his descendants] and his brothers [fellow descendants, male siblings]. word study 3 Judah [a son of Jacob, and the name of his descendants] was the father of Perez [an ancestor of Jesus] and Zerah [an Israelite] by Tamar [an Israelite woman], Perez [the father of a prominent family line] the father of Hezron [a significant ancestor], and Hezron the father of Ram [an ancestor in Jesus’ genealogy]. word study 4 Ram [Aram, an Israelite ancestor] was the father [begat, to beget or produce offspring] of Amminadab [a leader in Jesus’ genealogy], Amminadab [the son of Ram] the father [begat, to generate or sire] of Nahshon [a leader in Israel], and Nahshon the father [to beget or bring forth] of Salmon [the ancestor of Jesus, the father of Boaz]. word study 5 Salmon [the father of a notable lineage] was the father of Boaz [an Israelite leader] by Rahab [a Canaanite woman of faith], Boaz [the kinsman redeemer] the father of Obed [a descendant of faith] by Ruth [a Moabite woman of God’s choice], Obed the father of Jesse [the father of a royal line], word study 6 and Jesse [the father of Israel’s greatest king] the father of David [Israel’s most famous ruler] the king [sovereign ruler, monarch]. Next: David [the king of Israel] was the father of Solomon [a wise and powerful king] by Uriah’s wife [the woman who had been married to Uriah, a Hittite soldier], word study 7 Solomon [the son of King David, a king of Israel] the father of Rehoboam [an Israelite king, ruler of Judah], Rehoboam [the son of Solomon] the father of Abijah [a king of Judah], and Abijah [the son of Rehoboam] the father of Asa [a king of Judah, also known as Asaph]. word study 8 Asa [the king of Judah] was the father [begat, to beget] of Jehoshaphat [a descendant of King David], Jehoshaphat [the son of Asa] the father [to produce offspring] of Joram [Jehoram, a king of Judah], and Joram the father [to bring into existence] of Uzziah [a king of Judah, also known as Ozias]. word study 9 Uzziah [the king of Judah] was the father [to beget] of Jotham [a king of Judah], Jotham [the son of Uzziah] the father of Ahaz [a king of Judah], and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah [the strength of Jehovah, εζεκιαν]. word study 10 Hezekiah [a king of Judah, meaning strength of Jehovah] was the father [to beget, produce offspring] of Manasseh [a son of Hezekiah, king of Judah], Manasseh [the father of Amon] the father [to bring forth, create] of Amon [a king of Judah], Amon [part of Jesus’ ancestry] the father [to generate, produce] of Josiah [a key figure in Jesus’ genealogy], word study 11 and Josiah [ancestor] the father of Jeconiah [a king of Judah] and his brothers [male siblings, fellow heirs] at the time [during the period, about] of the exile [deportation, forced relocation] to Babylon [a city, a place of captivity]. word study 12 After [following, in the time that came] the exile [deportation, forced relocation] to Babylon [the capital of Chaldea]: Jeconiah [Jechonias, the Israelite king] was the father [to beget, produce offspring] of Shealtiel [Salathiel, an ancestor of Jesus], Shealtiel [the father of a prominent Israelite family] the father [to bring forth, generate] of Zerubbabel [a leader in the restoration of Israel], word study 13 Zerubbabel [an Israelite leader] the father [or ancestor, begetter] of Abiud, Abiud [a descendant of Jesus’ ancestry] the father of Eliakim [a family member], and Eliakim the father of Azor [an ancestor of Jesus]. word study 14 Azor [the father, ancestor] was the father [begat, became the ancestor] of Zadok [Sadoc, a high priest], Zadok [the son of Azor] the father [begat, became the ancestor] of Achim [an Israelite], and Achim [the son of Zadok] the father [begat, became the ancestor] of Eliud [God of majesty, a powerful name]. word study 15 Eliud [the father, progenitor] was the father of Eleazar [a significant figure in Jesus’ genealogy], Eleazar [having God’s help] the father of Matthan [an ancestor of Jesus], Matthan [a gift of God] the father of Jacob [the progenitor of the Israelites], word study 16 and Jacob [the father of the Israelites] the father of Joseph, the husband [adult male, spouse] of Mary [Jesus’ mother], of whom [from whose lineage] was born Jesus [God is salvation], who is called [named, referred to as] Christ [the anointed, Messiah]. word study 17 In all [every, the entirety], then, there were fourteen [a specific number] generations from Abraham [the father of the Jewish nation] to David [the king of Israel], fourteen [the same number] from David to the exile [deportation, forced relocation] to Babylon [the city, the capital of Chaldea], and fourteen [the same number] from the exile [the deportation, the Babylonian captivity] to the Christ [the Messiah, the anointed one]. word study 18 This is how the birth [origin, coming into being] of Jesus Christ [the Messiah, Anointed One] came about: His mother [parent, female caregiver] Mary [betrothed, pledged in marriage] was pledged in marriage [espoused, promised to marry] to Joseph, but before [prior to, sooner than] they came together [assembled, united as one], she was found [discovered, realized] to be with child [pregnant, carrying a baby] through [by the power of, from] the Holy Spirit [the divine Presence, Spirit of God]. word study 19 Because Joseph [her fiancé, betrothed husband] her husband was a righteous [just, upright, obedient to God’s commands] man and was unwilling [not desiring, loath] to disgrace [make a public example, shame] her publicly, he resolved [purposed, intended] to divorce [put away, release] her quietly [privately, secretly, without public notice]. word study 20 But after he had pondered [reflected on, thought deeply about] these things, an angel [messenger, heavenly being] of the Lord [God, the supreme authority] appeared to him in a dream [vision, supernatural communication] and said, “Joseph, son [descendant, offspring] of David, do not be afraid [fearful, intimidated] to embrace [take, receive] Mary as your wife, for the One conceived [begotten, formed] in her is from [of, originating from] the Holy Spirit [the divine presence, the Spirit of God]. word study 21 She will give birth to a [spiritual and physical] Son, and you are to give Him the name [meaning God is salvation] Jesus, because He will save [rescue, deliver from the consequences of] His people [a specific nation or group of believers] from their [missing the mark, falling short of God’s standards] sins [the principle of rebellion against God].” word study 22 All [everything, the entirety] this [this specific event] took place [came to pass, happened] to fulfill [complete, satisfy] what [everything that was spoken] the Lord [the supreme Master] had said [spoken, uttered] through [by means of, via] the prophet [one who speaks for God]: word study 23 “Behold [see, perceive, attend to], the virgin [unmarried, pure, chaste] will be with child [in her womb, pregnant] and will give birth to a son [a male child, a descendant], and they will call Him Immanuel [God with us, Emmanuel, having God’s presence]” (which means [being interpreted, translated], “God with us [in our midst, accompanying us]” ). word study 24 When Joseph [being raised from sleep] woke up, he did as the angel [messenger of God] of the Lord [God, the supreme authority] had commanded [ordered, instructed] him, and embraced Mary as his wife [Mary, his betrothed]. word study 25 But he had no [intimate] union [physical relationship, knew her not] with her until she gave birth [brought forth, produced] to a Son [firstborn, child]. And he gave Him [called, named] the name [character, authority] Jesus [God is salvation]. word study