Matthew 1:1-6
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
1 The [a]record of the genealogy of [b]Jesus [c]the Messiah, (A)the son of David, (B)the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham [d]was the father of Isaac, [e]Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of [f]Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, (C)Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of [g]Ram. 4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. 5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse. 6 Jesse was the father of David the king.
David (D)was the father of Solomon by [h]Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.
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- Matthew 1:1 Lit book
- Matthew 1:1 Heb Yeshua (Joshua), meaning The Lord saves
- Matthew 1:1 Gr Christos (Christ), Gr for Messiah, which means Anointed One
- Matthew 1:2 Lit fathered, and throughout the genealogy
- Matthew 1:2 Lit and..., and throughout the genealogy
- Matthew 1:2 Gr Judas; names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form
- Matthew 1:3 Gr Aram
- Matthew 1:6 Lit her of Uriah
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