{"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/ylt/matthew/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T10:52:21.139Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Matthew","bookSlug":"matthew","chapter":1,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":28,"totalVerses":25},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her who had been Uriah's,"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto the Christ, fourteen generations."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten 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":"And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted 'With us he is God.'"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"and did not know her till she brought forth her son — the first-born, and he called his name Jesus."}],"citation":{"inline":"Matthew 1 (YLT)","markdown":"[Matthew 1](https://primebible.com/ylt/matthew/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/matthew/1 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}