Geneva Bible (1599)Matthew 1

¹ The booke of the generation of Jesus Christ the sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham.

² Abraham begate Isaac. And Isaac begate Iacob. And Iacob begat Iudas and his brethren.

³ And Iudas begate Phares, and Zara of Thamar. And Phares begate Esrom. And Esrom begate Aram.

⁴ And Aram begate Aminadab. And Aminadab begate Naasson. And Naasson begat Salmon.

⁵ And Salmon begate Booz of Rachab. And Booz begat Obed of Ruth. and Obed begat Iesse.

⁶ And Iesse begate Dauid the King. And Dauid the King begate Salomon of her that was the wife of Vrias.

⁷ And Salomon begate Roboam. And Roboam begate Abia. And Abia begate Asa.

⁸ And Asa begate Iosaphat. And Iosaphat begate Ioram. And Ioram begate Hozias.

⁹ And Hozias begat Ioatham. And Ioatham begate Achaz. And Achaz begate Ezekias.

¹⁰ And Ezekias begate Manasses. And Manasses begate Amon. And Amon begate Iosias.

¹¹ And Iosias begate Iakim. And Iakim begate Iechonias and his brethren about the time they were caried away to Babylon.

¹² And after they were caried away into Babylon, Iechonias begate Salathiel. And Salathiel begate Zorobabel.

¹³ And Zorobabel begate Abiud. And Abiud begate Eliacim. And Eliacim begate Azor.

¹⁴ And Azor begate Sadoc. And Sadoc begate Achim. And Achim begate Eliud.

¹⁵ And Eliud begate Eleazar. And Eleazar begate Matthan. And Matthan begate Iacob.

¹⁶ And Iacob begat Ioseph ye husband of Mary, of whom was borne Jesus, that is called Christ.

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to Dauid, are fourtene generations. And from Dauid vntil they were caried away into Babylon, fourtene generations: and after they were caried away into Babylon vntill Christ, fourteene generations.

¶ ¹⁸ Nowe the birth of Jesus Christ was thus, When as his mother Mary was betrothed to Ioseph, before they came together, shee was found with childe of the holy Ghost.

¹⁹ Then Ioseph her husband being a iust man, and not willing to make her a publike example, was minded to put her away secretly.

²⁰ But whiles he thought these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared vnto him in a dreame, saying, Ioseph, the sonne of Dauid, feare not to take Mary thy wife: for that which is conceiued in her, is of the holy Ghost.

²¹ And she shall bring foorth a sonne, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for hee shall saue his people from their sinnes.

²² And al this was done that it might be fulfilled, which is spoken of the Lord by ye Prophet, saying,

²³ Behold, a virgine shalbe with childe, and shall beare a sonne, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is by interpretation, God with vs.

¶ ²⁴ Then Ioseph, being raised from sleepe, did as the Angel of the Lord had inioyned him, and tooke his wife.

²⁵ But he knew her not, til she had broght forth her first borne sonne, and he called his name JESUS.