Matthew 1
Textual changes are underlined.
1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; 3 and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Aram; 4 and Aram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon; 5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 and Jesse begat David the king.
And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah; 7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asaph; 8 and Asaph begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah; 9 and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; 10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amos; and Amos begat Josiah; 11 and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
12 And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; 13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 and Azor begat Sadok; and Sadok begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 15 and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 16 and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child by holy spirit(a). 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to disgrace her, was minded to divorce her privately. 20 But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of [the] LORD(b) 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 by holy spirit. 21 And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.”
22 Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us(c).
24 And Joseph
woke from his sleep, and did as the angel of [the] LORD(b)
commanded him, and took unto him his wife; 25 and knew
her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name
JESUS(d).
Footnotes
(a)
"The term Holy Spirit, Spirit of God, or Spirit of Jehovah,
is frequently used, both in the Old and New Testament, to
indicate divine strength and power; as in Matt. 12:28, comp.
Luke 11:20; and the spirit of Jehovah is said to come upon any
one, when the divine energy operates in him. Of this mode of
speaking, there are many examples in the Book of Judges and in
the Acts of the Apostles." John George Rosenmuller (JW); The use
of PNEUMATOS hAGIOU (spirit holy) is anarthrous, and in Luke's
version (Luke 1:35) "the power of the Most High" was used as a
synonymous term.
(b) Jehovah (see the Revised Preface to the
Second Edition of the Darby New Testament 1871)
(c) "Here Christ is not manifestly called God; but
the name Emmanuel is attributed to that son, to intimate that
God would be merciful to the human race. For God is said to be
with those whom he favours." Erasmus: Apologia ad J. Stunicam
"It is usual, indeed, for Scripture to say, that God is with us,
when he is present by his assistance and grace, and exerts his
power to protect us. But here is expressed the mode in which he
holds intercourse with men; for without Christ we are alienated
from God, but by Christ not only received into his favour, but
become one with him." Calvin (JW)
"Matthew i. 23-'Emmanuel'-The name of our Saviour, signifying
'God with us.' This is considered as proving his divinity; but
many Hebrew names have a similar meaning: Elihu signifies 'my
God himself,' and Elijah signifies 'God the Lord.' Hence there
is not more reason to believe Jesus to be the eternal God,
because his name is interpreted God with us, than there is to
believe Elijah divine, because his name signifies 'God the
Lord.'" The Unitarian Defendant - Issues 1-11, 1823
[see also Jesus as God: The New Testament Use of Theos in
Reference to Jesus by Murray J. Harris]
(d) There are at least four people called Jesus in the
Bible: Jesus (the son of God) and Bar-Jesus, the Jewish sorcerer
and false prophet mentioned in Acts 13:6. Jesus (Justus) in
Colossians 4:11. And Jesus Barabas, who was set free instead of
Jesus.
Matthew 2
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, astrologers(a) from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, 2 "Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to pay homage(b) to him." 3 And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,
6 "And thou Bethlehem, land
of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For
out of thee shall come forth a governor, Who shall be shepherd
of my people Israel."
7 Then Herod privately called
the astrologers(a), and learned of them exactly what
time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and
said, "Go and search out exactly concerning the young child;
and when ye have found [him,] bring me word, that I also may
come and do pay homage(b) to him." 9 And they, having
heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they
saw in the east, went before them, till it came to rest over
where the young child was. 10 And when they saw the star, they
rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 And they came into the
house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they
fell down and pay homage(b) to him; and opening their
treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense
and myrrh. 12 And being warned [of God] in a dream that they
should not return to Herod, they departed into their own
country another way.
13 Now when they were
departed, behold, an angel of the LORD(c) appeareth to
Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and
his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I
tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy it."
14 And he arose and took the young child and his mother by
night, and departed into Egypt; 15 and was there until the
death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt did I call
my son."
16 Then Herod, when he saw
that he was mocked of the astrologers(a), was exceeding
wroth, and sent forth, and slew (c) all the male
children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders
thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time
which he had exactly learned of the astrologers(a). 17
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the
prophet, saying,
18 "A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not."
19 But when Herod was dead,
behold, an angel of [the] LORD(d) appeareth in a dream
to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 20 "Arise and take the young child
and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are
dead that sought the young child`s life." 21 And he arose and
took the young child and his mother, and went to the land of
Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus ruled Judaea in
the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and
being warned [of God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts
of Galilee, 23 and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth;
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the
prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.
Footnotes
(a ASV)
Gr. Magi. Compare Esther 1:13; Dan. 2:12; Acts 12:6,
8. [Tradition has assigned names and rank to these magi:
Balthasar is king of Arabia, Melchior is king of Persia, and
Gaspar is king of India].
(b ASV) The Greek word denotes an act of reverence
whether paid to a creature (see 4:9; 18:26), or to the Creator
(see 4:10) [See also Vine's Expository Dictionary, BDAG Lexicon,
Revised
English Version, the New English Bible, Revised English
Bible, David Bentley Hart's New Testament, the Eonian Life
Bible, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Bible, Smith &
Goodspeed's An American Translation, Anderson New Testament,
Catholic New American Bible, Daniel Mace New Testament, 2001 Translation,
Noyes, Riverside New Testament, Twentieth Century New Testament,
Emphatic Diaglott, the Jerusalem Bible, New Jerusalem Bible, The
Translator's New Testament, Steven T. Byington's Bible in Living
English, the Unvarnished New Testament, Ferrar Fenton's Bible in
Modern English, the 21st Century New Testament, Hugh
Schonfield's Original New Testament, J.B. Phillip's New
Testament in Modern English, Kleist & Lilly New Testament,
Rodolphus Dickinson New Testament] "The wise men came, not to
pay to Christ that divine worship which is due to the Son of
God, but in the manner of the Persians, to salute him as a very
excellent king." CALVIN (JW)
(c) Wisdom 11:7
(d) Jehovah
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