{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/matthew/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T07:32:30.558Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Matthew","bookSlug":"matthew","chapter":1,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":28,"totalVerses":25},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Juda and his brethren;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"and Juda begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse,"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias;"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"and Ezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias,"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away of Babylon."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And after the carrying away of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel,"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"and Eliud begat Eliazar, and Eliazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"All the generations, therefore, from Abraham to David were fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the carrying away of Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen generations."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother, Mary, that is, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"But Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly;"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Now all this came to pass that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying,"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"But Joseph, having awoke up from his sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had enjoined him, and took to him his wife,"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus."}],"citation":{"inline":"Matthew 1 (DBT)","markdown":"[Matthew 1](https://primebible.com/dbt/matthew/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/matthew/1 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}