1:1 The ①record of the genealogy of ②Jesus the ③Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
▷ ①Lit book ②In Heb Yeshua (Joshua), meaning The LORD is salvation ③From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One)
1:2 Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered ①Judah and his brothers.
▷ ①Gr Judas; a name of a person in the Old Testament is given in its Old Testament form
1:3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered ①Ram.
▷ ①Gr Aram
1:4 Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon.
1:5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse.
1:6 Jesse fathered David the king. David fathered Solomon by ①her who had been the wife of Uriah.
▷ ①I.e., Bathsheba
1:7 Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered ①Asa.
▷ ①Gr Asaph
1:8 Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered ①Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah.
▷ ①Also Gr for Jehoram in 2 Kin 8:16; cf. 1 Chr 3:11
1:9 Uzziah fathered ①Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah.
▷ ①Gr Joatham
1:10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered ①Amon, and Amon fathered Josiah.
▷ ①Gr Amos
1:11 Josiah fathered ①Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
▷ ①Jehoiachin in 2 Kin 24:15
1:12 After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah fathered ①Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel.
▷ ①Gr Salathiel
1:13 Zerubbabel fathered ①Abihud, Abihud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor.
▷ ①Gr Abioud, usually spelled Abiud
1:14 Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud.
1:15 Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob.
1:16 Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the ①Messiah.
▷ ①From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One)
1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the ①Messiah, fourteen generations.
▷ ①See note v 16
1:18 Now the birth of Jesus the ①Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been ②betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
▷ ①See note v 16 ②Unlike engagement, a betrothed couple was considered married, but did not yet live together
1:19 And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to ①send her away secretly.
▷ ①Or divorce her
1:20 But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ①the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
▷ ①Lit that which
1:21 She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for ①He will save His people from their sins.”
▷ ①Lit He Himself
1:22 Now all this ①took place so that what was spoken by the Lord through ②the prophet would be fulfilled:
▷ ①Lit has happened ②I.e., Isaiah
1:23 “BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN WILL ①CONCEIVE AND GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND THEY SHALL NAME HIM ②IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “GOD WITH US.”
▷ ①Or be pregnant ②Gr Emmanuel
1:24 And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,
1:25 ①but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he named Him Jesus.
▷ ①Lit and did not know her intimately