The Gospel according to St. Matthew, chapter 1.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of
Abraham.
And Solomon begat Boaz of Rakeb.
And Boaz begat Obed of Ruth.
And Obed begat Jesse.
And Jesse begat David the king.
And David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah.
And Solomon begat Raboam.
And Raboam begat Abiah.
And Abiah begat Asa.
And Asa begat Josaphat.
And Josaphat begat Joram.
And Joram begat Ozias.
And Ozias begat Joathim.
And Joathim begat Achaz.
And Achaz begat Ezechias.
And Ezechias begat Manasseh.
And Manasseh begat Ammon.
And Ammon begat Josias.
And Josias begat Jeconias and his brethren about the time they were carried away to
Babylon.
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconias begat Salathiel.
And Salathiel begat Zerubbabel.
And Zerubbabel begat Abiud.
And Abiud begat Eliakim.
And Eliakim begat Azor.
And Azor begat Sadach.
And Sadach begat Achim.
And Achim begat Eliud.
And Eliud begat Eleazar.
And Eleazar begat Mathan.
And Mathan begat Jacob.
And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is
called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations.
And from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations.
And from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise.
When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together,
she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Then Joseph, her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public
example, was minded to put her away privily.
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared
unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto
thee Mary thy wife.
For that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
For he shall save his people from their sins.
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by
the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth
a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is,
God with us.
Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden
him, and took unto him his wife, and knew her not till she had brought
forth her firstborn son.
And he called his name Jesus.