MODERN LITERAL VERSION

1:1 The book of lineage of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
1:2 Abraham fathered Isaac; and Isaac fathered Jacob; and Jacob fathered Judah and his brethren;
1:3 and Judah fathered Perez and Zerah from Tamar; and Perez fathered Hezron; and Hezron fathered {F} Ram;
1:4 and Ram fathered Amminadab; and Amminadab fathered Nahshon; and Nahshon fathered Salmon;
1:5 and Salmon fathered Boaz from Rahab; and Boaz fathered Obed from Ruth; and Obed fathered Jesse;
1:6 and Jesse fathered David, the king.
And David, the king, fathered Solomon from the widow of Uriah;
1:7 and Solomon fathered Rehoboam; and Rehoboam fathered Abijah; and Abijah fathered Asa;
1:8 and Asa fathered Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat fathered Jehoram; and Jehoram fathered Uzziah;
1:9 and Uzziah fathered Jotham; and Jotham fathered Ahaz; and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah;
1:10 and Hezekiah fathered Manasseh; and Manasseh fathered Amon; and Amon fathered Josiah;
1:11 and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the exile of Babylon.

1:12 And after the exile of Babylon, Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel; and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel;
1:13 and Zerubbabel fathered Abiud; and Abiud fathered Eliakim; and Eliakim fathered Azor;
1:14 and Azor fathered Sadoc; and Sadoc fathered Achim; and Achim fathered Eliud;
1:15 and Eliud fathered Eleazar; and Eleazar fathered Matthan; and Matthan fathered Jacob;
1:16 and Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called the Christ.

1:17 Therefore, all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations; and from David until the exile of Babylon, were fourteen generations; and from the exile of Babylon until the Christ, were fourteen generations.

1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: for* when his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit.
1:19 And Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man and not willing to disgrace her, intended to divorce her secretly.
1:20 But when he was contemplating these things, behold, a messenger of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary to you, as your wife for* what is {F} born in her is from the Holy Spirit.
1:21 And she will bear a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for* he will save his people from their sins.
1:22 Now this all has happened, in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,
1:23 ‘Behold, the virgin will be pregnant, and will bear a son, and they will call his name Immanuel;' which is, after being translated, ‘God with us.' {Is. 7:14, 8:8, 10}
1:24 And being aroused from his sleep, Joseph did as the messenger of the Lord commanded him and took his wife to him;
1:25 and did not know her intimately until she had given birth to her firstborn son, and he called his name JESUS.
{Footnotes: Please read the Preface. * is our universal footnoting for words contained in the Appendix. These words are NOT the same Greek word as the non-asterisk form; i.e. *for is different from for* is different from for. Mt 1:3- In this translation Old Testament names will be in their Old Testament form. Mt 1:20- Or: conceived.}