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WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
1 LIBRO de la generación de Jesucristo, hijo de David, hijo de Abraham.
2 Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
2 Abraham engendró á Isaac: é Isaac engendró á Jacob: y Jacob engendró á Judas y á sus hermanos:
3 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
3 Y Judas engendró de Thamar á Phares y á Zara: y Phares engendró á Esrom: y Esrom engendró á Aram:
4 Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
4 Y Aram engendró á Aminadab: y Aminadab engendró á Naassón: y Naassón engendró á Salmón:
5 Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
5 Y Salmón engendró de Rachâb á Booz, y Booz engendró de Ruth á Obed: y Obed engendró á Jessé:
6 Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
6 Y Jessé engendró al rey David: y el rey David engendró á Salomón de la [que fué mujer] de Urías:
7 Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
7 Y Salomón engendró á Roboam: y Roboam engendró á Abía: y Abía engendró á Asa:
8 Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
8 Y Asa engendró á Josaphat: y Josaphat engendró á Joram: y Joram engendró á Ozías:
9 Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
9 Y Ozías engendró á Joatam: y Joatam engendró á Achâz: y Achâz engendró á Ezechîas:
10 Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
10 Y Ezechîas engendró á Manasés: y Manasés engendró á Amón: y Amón engendró á Josías:
11 Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
11 Y Josías engendró á Jechônías y á sus hermanos, en la transmigración de Babilonia.
12 After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
12 Y después de la transmigración de Babilonia, Jechônías engendró á Salathiel: y Salathiel engendró á Zorobabel:
13 Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
13 Y Zorobabel engendró á Abiud: y Abiud engendró á Eliachîm: y Eliachîm engendró á Azor:
14 Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
14 Y Azor engendró á Sadoc: y Sadoc engendró á Achîm: y Achîm engendró á Eliud:
15 Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
15 Y Eliud engendró á Eleazar: y Eleazar engendró á Mathán: y Mathán engendró á Jacob:
16 Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
16 Y Jacob engendró á José, marido de María, de la cual nació Jesús, el cual es llamado el Cristo.
17 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.
17 De manera que todas las generaciones desde Abraham hasta David son catorce generaciones: y desde David hasta la transmigración de Babilonia, catorce generaciones: y desde la transmigración de Babilonia hasta Cristo, catorce generaciones.
18 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.
18 Y el nacimiento de Jesucristo fué así: Que siendo María su madre desposada con José, antes que se juntasen, se halló haber concebido del Espíritu Santo.
19 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
19 Y José su marido, como era justo, y no quisiese infamarla, quiso dejarla secretamente.
20 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 as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
20 Y pensando él en esto, he aquí el ángel del Señor le aparece en sueños, diciendo: José, hijo de David, no temas de recibir á María tu mujer, porque lo que en ella es engendrado, del Espíritu Santo es.
21 She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
21 Y parirá un hijo, y llamarás su nombre JESUS, porque él salvará á su pueblo de sus pecados.
22 Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
22 Todo esto aconteció para que se cumpliese lo que fué dicho por el Señor, por el profeta que dijo:
23◆ “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.”
23 He aquí la virgen concebirá y parirá un hijo, y llamarás su nombre Emmanuel, que declarado, es: Con nosotros Dios.
24 Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
24 Y despertando José del sueño, hizo como el ángel del Señor le había mandado, y recibió á su mujer.
25 and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
25 Y no la conoció hasta que parió á su hijo primogénito: y llamó su nombre JESUS.

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  • Abijah

    King of Judah

    Rehoboam's son who reigned briefly, warring against the northern kingdom.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 15:1-8; 2 Chron. 13; Matt. 1:7

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  • Abiud

    Descendant of Zerubbabel

    A son of Zerubbabel known almost entirely from Matthew's genealogy.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:13

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  • Achim

    Post-exilic descendant

    An ancestor of Jesus whose name alone survives in the Gospel record.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:14

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  • Ahaz

    King of Judah

    A faithless king who courted Assyria and even sacrificed his own son.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 16; 2 Chron. 28; Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:9

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  • Amminadab

    Father of Nahshon

    His family rose to prominence in Judah around the time of the Exodus.

    Cited in the guide: Exod. 6:23; Ruth 4:19-20; 1 Chron. 2:10; Matt. 1:4

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  • Amon

    King of Judah

    A short-lived wicked king, assassinated by his own officials.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 21:19-26; 2 Chron. 33:21-25; Matt. 1:10

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  • Asa

    King of Judah

    A reforming king who tore down idols and trusted the LORD against vast armies.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 15:9-24; 2 Chron. 14-16; Matt. 1:7-8

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  • Azor

    Post-exilic descendant

    A silent generation in the line, preserved only as a name in Matthew.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:13-14

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  • Boaz

    Kinsman-redeemer

    The kind landowner of Bethlehem who redeemed and married Ruth the Moabite.

    Cited in the guide: Ruth 2-4; 1 Chron. 2:11-12; Matt. 1:5

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  • David

    King of Israel

    The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6

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  • Eleazar

    Post-exilic descendant

    An ancestor of Jesus remembered only by his place in the genealogy.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:15

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  • Eliakim

    Post-exilic descendant

    An otherwise unknown ancestor recorded in Matthew's line to Christ.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:13

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  • Eliud

    Post-exilic descendant

    A quiet name in the closing stretch of Matthew's genealogy.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:14-15

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  • Hezekiah

    King of Judah

    A great reformer who trusted God and saw Jerusalem delivered from Assyria.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chron. 29-32; Isa. 36-39; Matt. 1:9-10

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  • Hezron

    Son of Perez

    A son of Perez who carried Judah's royal line down into the years of Egypt.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 46:12; Ruth 4:18; 1 Chron. 2:5, 9; Matt. 1:3

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  • Jacob

    Father of Joseph

    The father of Joseph in Matthew's genealogy, on the eve of the Messiah's coming.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:15-16; cf. Luke 3:23

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  • Jehoshaphat

    King of Judah

    A godly king who sent teachers of the Law throughout Judah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 22; 2 Chron. 17-20; Matt. 1:8

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  • Jesse

    Father of David

    The Bethlehemite whose youngest son David was anointed king of Israel.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16:1-13; Isa. 11:1; Ruth 4:22; Matt. 1:5-6

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  • Jesus

    The Messiah

    The Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:35): the promised Son of David and Son of Abraham, 'the Word became flesh.' Joseph,…

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:1, 16-17; Luke 3:23-38; John 1:14; Rom. 1:3

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  • Joram

    King of Judah

    A king who married into Ahab's house and led Judah into idolatry.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 8:16-24; 2 Chron. 21; Matt. 1:8

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  • Joseph

    Legal father of Jesus

    The carpenter of Nazareth, a just man who became Jesus' legal father.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:16-25; 2:13-23; Luke 1:27; 2:1-7

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  • Josiah

    King of Judah

    The boy king who rediscovered the Law and led Judah's last great reform.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chron. 34-35; Matt. 1:10-11

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  • Jotham

    King of Judah

    A steady, God-fearing king who grew strong by ordering his ways before the LORD.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:32-38; 2 Chron. 27; Matt. 1:9

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  • Manasseh

    King of Judah

    Judah's longest-reigning and most wicked king — who finally repented in exile.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 21:1-18; 2 Chron. 33:1-20; Matt. 1:10

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  • Mary

    Mother of Jesus

    The virgin mother of Jesus, a young woman of Nazareth who trusted God's word.

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 1; Luke 1-2

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  • Matthan

    Post-exilic descendant

    The grandfather of Joseph in Matthew's genealogy, otherwise unknown.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:15

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  • Nahshon

    Leader of Judah

    Leader of the tribe of Judah in the wilderness, first to bring his offering.

    Cited in the guide: Num. 1:7; 2:3; 7:12; Ruth 4:20; Matt. 1:4

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  • Obed

    Grandfather of David

    Son of Boaz and Ruth, and grandfather of King David.

    Cited in the guide: Ruth 4:13-22; 1 Chron. 2:12; Matt. 1:5; Luke 3:32

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  • Perez

    Son of Judah

    Born of Judah and Tamar, he became the head of the leading clan of Judah.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 38; Ruth 4:18; 1 Chron. 2:4-5; Matt. 1:3

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  • Rahab

    Mother of Boaz

    The woman of Jericho who hid the spies and became mother of Boaz.

    Cited in the guide: Joshua 2, 6; Matthew 1:5; Hebrews 11:31

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  • Ram

    Son of Hezron

    A little-known link in the chain, faithfully recorded between Hezron and Amminadab.

    Cited in the guide: Ruth 4:19; 1 Chron. 2:9-10; Matt. 1:3-4; Luke 3:33

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  • Rehoboam

    King of Judah

    His harsh answer to the people split the kingdom of Israel in two.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 12; 14:21-31; 2 Chron. 10-12; Matt. 1:7

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  • Ruth

    Great-grandmother of David

    The loyal Moabite widow whose devotion made her great-grandmother of King David.

    Cited in the guide: Ruth 1-4; Matthew 1:5

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  • Salmon

    Husband of Rahab

    He married Rahab of Jericho and fathered Boaz as Israel settled the land.

    Cited in the guide: Ruth 4:20-21; 1 Chron. 2:11; Matt. 1:4-5

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  • Shealtiel

    Son of Jeconiah

    A son of the exiled king, a link between fallen throne and hoped-for return.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chron. 3:17; Ezra 3:2; Hag. 1:1; Matt. 1:12; Luke 3:27

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  • Solomon

    King of Israel

    David's son who built the temple and became famous for God-given wisdom.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1-11; 1 Chron. 3:5; Matt. 1:6-7

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  • Tamar

    Mother of Perez

    Judah's daughter-in-law who, denied justice, became the mother of Perez.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 38; Matthew 1:3

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  • Uzziah

    King of Judah

    A strong, mostly faithful king whose pride in the temple brought him leprosy.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:1-7; 2 Chron. 26; Isa. 6:1; Matt. 1:8-9

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  • Zadok

    Post-exilic descendant

    One of the little-known ancestors bridging the Old and New Testaments.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:14

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  • Zerubbabel

    Governor of Judah

    He led the return from Babylon and rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 3-6; Hag. 2:23; Zech. 4; Matt. 1:12-13

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Cross references (22)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Genesis 22:18; Romans 1:3; Galatians 3:16; Revelation 22:16; Psalm 132:11
  2. 2 Acts 7:8; Hebrews 11:17–18; Genesis 21:2–5; Genesis 46:8–27; Genesis 25:26
  3. 3 Genesis 38:24–27; Genesis 38:29–30; Genesis 46:12; Ruth 4:18–22; 1 Chronicles 4:1
  4. 4 1 Chronicles 2:10–12; Numbers 1:7; Numbers 7:12; Numbers 2:3; Numbers 10:14
  5. 5 Ruth 1:16–17; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25; Ruth 1:22–2:4; Joshua 6:22–25
  6. 6 1 Kings 15:5; 1 Samuel 17:12; 2 Samuel 23:1; 2 Samuel 12:24–25; 1 Samuel 16:1
  7. 7 2 Chronicles 14:1–15; 1 Kings 15:8–23; 1 Chronicles 3:10–14; 1 Kings 14:31; 2 Chronicles 13:7
  8. 8 1 Chronicles 3:11; 2 Chronicles 26:1–23; 2 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 22:2–50; 2 Chronicles 21:1
  9. 9 2 Kings 15:32–16:20; Isaiah 7:1–13; Isaiah 36:1–22; 2 Kings 18:1–20; 2 Chronicles 26:21
  10. 10 2 Chronicles 32:33–35:27; 1 Kings 13:2; 1 Chronicles 3:13–15; Jeremiah 1:2–3; 2 Kings 20:21–23:30
  11. 11 Jeremiah 27:20; Jeremiah 52:28–30; Jeremiah 52:11–15; 2 Kings 23:31–24:20; 2 Kings 25:11
  12. 12 1 Chronicles 3:17; Ezra 3:2; Haggai 1:14; Luke 3:27; 1 Chronicles 3:19–24
  13. 16 Matthew 27:17; Luke 3:23; John 4:25; Luke 1:31–35; Matthew 27:22
  14. 17 Matthew 1:11–12; 2 Kings 24:14
  15. 18 Galatians 4:4–5; Luke 1:27–38; Hebrews 10:5; Job 14:4; Genesis 3:15
  16. 19 Deuteronomy 22:21–24; Deuteronomy 24:1–4; John 8:4–5; Mark 6:20; Genesis 38:24
  17. 20 Proverbs 3:5–6; Luke 1:19; Matthew 1:18; Joel 2:28; Luke 2:4
  18. 21 Acts 13:23; Acts 4:12; John 1:29; 1 John 3:5; Colossians 1:20–23
  19. 22 Luke 24:44; 1 Kings 8:15; Matthew 2:23; Acts 3:18; 1 Kings 8:24
  20. 23 Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6–7; Psalm 46:11; John 1:14; Isaiah 12:2
  21. 24 John 15:14; James 2:21–26; John 2:5–8; Exodus 40:32; Exodus 40:16
  22. 25 Luke 2:21; Exodus 13:2; Exodus 22:29; Matthew 1:21; Luke 2:7

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  1. Commentary 1:1 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily II)

    Do ye indeed remember the charge, which we lately made you, entreating you to hearken unto all the things that are said with all silence, and mystical quietness? For we are to-day to set foot within the holy vestibule, wherefore I have also put you in mind of the charge.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 1:21 Justin Martyr, First Apology (Chapters XXXIII–XXXVIII)

    … time brought her good news, saying, "Behold, thou shalt conceive of the Holy Ghost, and shalt bear a Son, and He shall be called the Son of the Highest, and thou shalt call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins," --as they who have recorded all that concerns our Saviour Jesus Christ have taught, whom …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 1:20 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter VII)

    Then again Matthew, when speaking of the angel, says, "The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in sleep." Of what Lord he does himself interpret: "That it may be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, Out of Egypt have I called my son." "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and shall bring forth a son, and …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  4. Quotes verse 1:1 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVII, Chapters 9–11)

    … the days of heaven." Which words, when rightly understood, are all understood to be about the Lord Jesus Christ, under the name of David, on account of the form of a servant, which the same Mediator assumed from the virgin of the seed of David. For immediately something is said about the sins of his children, such as is set …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  5. Quotes verse 1:3 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily III)

    3. "And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar." "What doest thou, O man, putting us in remembrance of a history that contains an unlawful intercourse?" But why is this said?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)