The Good News According to Matthew
11 The book of the genealogy of
Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 12 Abraham
became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the
father of Judah and his brothers. 13 Judah became the father of
Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the
father of Ram. 14 Ram became the father of
Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of
Salmon. 15 Salmon became the father of
Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father
of Jesse. 16 Jesse became the father of King
David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife. 17 Solomon
became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah
became the father of Asa. 18 Asa became the father of
Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of
Uzziah. 19 Uzziah became the father of
Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah. 110 Hezekiah
became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became
the father of Josiah. 111 Josiah became the father of
Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon. 112 After
the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel
became the father of Zerubbabel. 113 Zerubbabel became the father of
Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor. 114 Azor
became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the
father of Eliud. 115 Eliud became the father of
Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of
Jacob. 116 Jacob became the father of
Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus,[1]
who is called Christ. 117 So all the generations from
Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon
fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ,
fourteen generations.
118 Now the birth of Jesus Christ
was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came
together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 119 Joseph,
her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public
example, intended to put her away secretly. 120 But
when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to
him in a dream, saying,
“Joseph,
son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that
which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 121 She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his
name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
122 Now all this has happened that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
123 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and
shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Immanuel;”
which
is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
124 Joseph arose from his sleep,
and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself; 125 and
didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He
named him Jesus. 1
21 Now when Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east
came to Jerusalem, saying, 22 “Where is he who is born King
of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.” 23 When
King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 24 Gathering
together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where
the Christ would be born. 25 They said to him, “In Bethlehem
of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
26 ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are
in no way least among the princes of Judah:
for out of you shall come a governor,
who
shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”
27 Then Herod secretly called the
wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared. 28 He
sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young
child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and
worship him.”
29 They, having heard the king,
went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them,
until it came and stood over where the young child was. 210 When
they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 211 They
came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they
fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him
gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 212 Being
warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country
another way.
213 Now when they had departed,
behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and
take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until
I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
214 He arose and took the young child
and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, 215 and
was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
216 Then Herod, when he saw that he
was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all
the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside,
from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned
from the wise men. 217 Then that which was spoken by
Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
218 “A voice was heard in Ramah,
lamentation,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she
wouldn’t be comforted,
because
they are no more.”
219 But when Herod was dead,
behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 220 “Arise
and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for
those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”
221 He arose and took the young
child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 222 But
when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his
father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew
into the region of Galilee, 223 and came and lived in a city
called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the
prophets that he will be called a Nazarene.
Chapter 3
31 In those days, John the
Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 32 “Repent,
for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!” 33 For
this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
make
the way of the Lord ready!
Make
his paths straight!”
34 Now John himself wore clothing
made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was
locusts and wild honey. 35 Then people from Jerusalem, all
of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him. 36 They
were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. 37 But
when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said
to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to
come? 38 Therefore produce fruit worthy
of repentance! 39 Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We
have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up
children to Abraham from these stones.
310 “Even now the ax lies at the
root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut
down, and cast into the fire. 311 I indeed baptize you in water
for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I
am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. 312 His
winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor.
He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with
unquenchable fire.”
313 Then Jesus came from Galilee to
the Jordan[2]
to John, to be baptized by him. 314 But John would have hindered
him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
315 But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him. 316 Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him. 317 Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well