| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: | 1This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham: |
| 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, | 2Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers. |
| 3Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, | 3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (whose mother was Tamar). Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram. |
| 4Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, | 4Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon. |
| 5Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, | 5Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth). Obed was the father of Jesse. |
| 6and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife, | 6Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah). |
| 7Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, | 7Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa. |
| 8Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah, | 8Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the father of Uzziah. |
| 9Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, | 9Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah. |
| 10Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, | 10Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah. |
| 11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. | 11Josiah was the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon). |
| 12After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, | 12After the Babylonian exile: Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel. |
| 13Zerubbabel the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, | 13Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim. Eliakim was the father of Azor. |
| 14Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Elihud, | 14Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim. Akim was the father of Eliud. |
| 15Elihud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, | 15Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob. |
| 16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah. | 16Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah. |
| 17Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah. | 17All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah. |
| 18This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. | 18This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| 19Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. | 19Joseph, her fiance, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. |
| 20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. | 20As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. |
| 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." | 21And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." |
| 22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: | 22All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord's message through his prophet: |
| 23"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us"). | 23"Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means 'God is with us.'" |
| 24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. | 24When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife. |
| 25But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. | 25But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus. |
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