[This is] a record of the family background of Jesus Christ, the descendant of David, who was the descendant of Abraham. [Note: The following is an incomplete lineage through Jesus’ step-father Joseph].
Matthew 1:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Abraham had a son named Isaac; Isaac had a son named Jacob and Jacob’s sons were Judah and his [eleven] brothers. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, American Standard Version (1901) Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; Common English Bible Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers. Catholic Public Domain Version Abraham conceived Isaac. And Isaac conceived Jacob. And Jacob conceived Judah and his brothers. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren. |
[This is] a record of the family background of Jesus Christ, the descendant of David, who was the descendant of Abraham. [Note: The following is an incomplete lineage through Jesus’ step-father Joseph].
Judah had sons named Perez and Zarah, [whose mother was] Tamar. Perez had a son named Hezron; Hezron had a son named Aram;
And God gave Abraham the Agreement which required circumcision [as an identifying mark] so when Abraham fathered Isaac he circumcised him when he was eight days old. Then Isaac had a son, Jacob; and Jacob had [as sons] the twelve patriarchs [i.e., ruling fathers of families].
By [having] faith, Sarah herself received the ability to have children, even though she was [sterile, being] past the age of child-bearing, since she considered God faithful to His promise. [Note: Some translations consider “Abraham” to be the subject of this controversial verse. See Lightfoot, pp. 222-225].
For it is quite evident that our Lord has descended from Judah, a tribe about which Moses said nothing concerning priests.
There were twelve thousand sealed from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand from Reuben, twelve thousand from Gad,