The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Translation comparison
Matthew 1
25 aligned verses; 24 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
Abraham begat
Isaac ;
and
Isaac begat
Jacob ;
and
Jacob begat
Judas
and his brethren;
Abraham became
the
father
of
Isaac .
Isaac became
the
father
of
Jacob .
Jacob became
the
father
of
Judah
and his brothers.
And
Judas
begat
Phares
and
Zara
of Thamar;
and
Phares
begat
Esrom;
and Esrom
begat
Aram;
Judah
became
the
father
of Perez
and Zerah
by
Tamar.
Perez
became
the
father
of
Hezron.
Hezron
became
the
father
of
Ram.
And
Aram
begat
Aminadab;
and
Aminadab
begat
Naasson;
and
Naasson
begat
Salmon ;
Ram
became
the
father
of
Amminadab.
Amminadab
became
the
father
of
Nahshon.
Nahshon
became
the
father
of
Salmon .
And
Salmon begat
Booz
of Rachab;
and
Booz
begat
Obed
of Ruth ;
and
Obed begat
Jesse ;
Salmon became
the
father
of Boaz
by
Rahab.
Boaz
became
the
father
of Obed
by
Ruth .
Obed became
the
father
of
Jesse .
And
Jesse begat
David the king ;
and
David the king
begat
Solomon
of her that
had been the wife of Urias;
Jesse became
the
father
of
David the king .
David became
the father
of Solomon
by
her who
had been the wife of Uriah.
And
Solomon begat
Roboam;
and
Roboam
begat
Abia;
and
Abia
begat
Asa ;
Solomon became
the
father
of
Rehoboam.
Rehoboam
became
the
father
of
Abijah.
Abijah
became
the
father
of
Asa .
And
Asa begat
Josaphat;
and
Josaphat
begat
Joram ;
and
Joram begat
Ozias;
Asa became
the
father
of
Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat
became
the
father
of
Joram .
Joram became
the
father
of
Uzziah.
And
Ozias
begat
Joatham;
and
Joatham
begat
Achaz;
and
Achaz
begat
Ezekias;
Uzziah
became
the
father
of
Jotham.
Jotham
became
the
father
of
Ahaz.
Ahaz
became
the
father
of
Hezekiah.
And
Ezekias
begat
Manasses;
and
Manasses
begat
Amon ;
and
Amon begat
Josias;
Hezekiah
became
the
father
of
Manasseh.
Manasseh
became
the
father
of
Amon .
Amon became
the
father
of
Josiah.
And
Josias
begat
Jechonias
and his brethren
, about
the time they
were
carried
away
to Babylon :
Josiah
became
the
father
of
Jechoniah
and his brothers
, at
the time of
the
exile
to Babylon .
And
after they
were
brought
to Babylon, Jechonias
begat
Salathiel;
and
Salathiel
begat
Zorobabel;
After the
exile
to Babylon, Jechoniah
became
the
father
of
Shealtiel.
Shealtiel
became
the
father
of
Zerubbabel.
And
Zorobabel
begat
Abiud ;
and
Abiud begat
Eliakim ;
and
Eliakim begat
Azor ;
Zerubbabel
became
the
father
of
Abiud .
Abiud became
the
father
of
Eliakim .
Eliakim became
the
father
of
Azor .
And
Azor begat
Sadoc ;
and
Sadoc begat
Achim ;
and
Achim begat
Eliud ;
Azor became
the
father
of
Sadoc .
Sadoc became
the
father
of
Achim .
Achim became
the
father
of
Eliud .
And
Eliud begat
Eleazar ;
and
Eleazar begat
Matthan ;
and
Matthan begat
Jacob ;
Eliud became
the
father
of
Eleazar .
Eleazar became
the
father
of
Matthan .
Matthan became
the
father
of
Jacob .
And
Jacob begat
Joseph the husband of Mary, of
whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Jacob became
the
father
of
Joseph ,
the husband of Mary, from
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.
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.
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
.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like
this ;
for
after
his mother ,
Mary ,
was engaged
to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant
by
the Holy Spirit
.
Then
Joseph her husband, being a just
man, and not willing to make her a publick
example, was
minded
to put her away privily
.
Joseph ,
her husband, being a righteous
man, and not willing to make her a public
example, intended
to put her away secretly
.
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
.
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 ,
your
wife ,
for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit
.
And
she shall bring forth a son ,
and
thou
shalt
call his name JESUS :
for he shall save his people from their sins.
She shall bring forth a son .
You
shall
call his name Jesus ,
for it
is
he who
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,
Now all this has
happened
, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the Lord through
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.
"
Behold, the
virgin shall be with child, And shall bring forth a son .
They shall call his name Immanuel;"
Which is,
being interpreted, "
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 :
Joseph arose
from his
sleep ,
and
did as the angel of the Lord commanded
him, and took his wife to
himself;
And knew
her not
till
she had brought forth her firstborn son :
and
he called
his
name
JESUS.
and didn't
know
her sexually
until
she had brought forth her firstborn son .
He named
him
Jesus.
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