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17 So oun all pas the ho generations genea from apo Abraham Abraam to heōs David Dauid were fourteen dekatessares generations genea, and kai from apo David Dauid to heōs the ho deportation metoikesia to Babylon Babylōn fourteen dekatessares generations genea, and kai from apo the ho deportation metoikesia to Babylon Babylōn to heōs the ho Christ Christos fourteen dekatessares generations genea.

18 Now de the ho birth genesis of ho Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos took place eimi in this way houtōs: When his autos mother mētēr Mary Maria was pledged mnēsteuō in marriage · ho to ho Joseph Iōsēph, before prin ē they autos had come synerchomai together , she was found heuriskō to be echō with en child gastēr by ek the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma. 19 Because her autos husband anēr Joseph Iōsēph · de · ho was eimi a just dikaios man and kai unwilling mē thelō to disgrace deigmatizō her autos in public deigmatizō, he planned boulomai to release apolyō her autos quietly lathrai.

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17 Thus 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.

Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son

18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[a]: 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.(A) 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet[b] did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce(B) her quietly.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:18 Or The origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this
  2. Matthew 1:19 Or was a righteous man and