Matthew 1:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus Christ came from the family of King David and also from the family of Abraham. And this is a list of his ancestors.

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless anyone who blesses you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you.

Genesis 2:4

That's how God created the heavens and the earth. When the LORD God made the heavens and the earth,

Genesis 22:18

You have obeyed me, and so you and your descendants will be a blessing to all nations on earth.”

Genesis 5:1

God created men and women to be like himself. He gave them his blessing and called them human beings. This is a list of the descendants of Adam, the first man:

Psalm 132:11

You made a solemn promise to David, when you said, “I, the LORD, promise that someone in your family will always be king.

Psalm 89:3

You said, “David, my servant, is my chosen one, and this is the agreement I made with him:

Psalm 89:36

His family will always rule. I will let his kingdom last as long as the sun

Isaiah 11:1

Like a branch that sprouts from a stump, someone from David's family will some day be king.

Isaiah 53:8

He was condemned to death without a fair trial. Who could have imagined what would happen to him? His life was taken away because of the sinful things my people had done.

Jeremiah 23:5

Some day I will appoint an honest king from the family of David, a king who will be wise and rule with justice.

Jeremiah 33:26

In the same way, I will never reject the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or break my promise that they will always have a descendant of David as their king. I will be kind to my people Israel, and they will be successful again.

Amos 9:11

In the future, I will rebuild David's fallen kingdom. I will build it from its ruins and set it up again, just as it used to be.

Zechariah 12:8

I, the LORD God, will protect Jerusalem. Even the weakest person there will be as strong as David, and David's kingdom will rule as though my very own angel were its leader.

Matthew 1:18

This is how Jesus Christ was born. A young woman named Mary was engaged to Joseph from King David's family. But before they were married, she learnt that she was going to have a baby by God's Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:2

From Abraham to King David, his ancestors were: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah and his brothers (Judah's sons were Perez and Zerah, and their mother was Tamar), Hezron; Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz (his mother was Rahab), Obed (his mother was Ruth), Jesse, and King David.

Matthew 15:22

Suddenly a Canaanite woman from there came out shouting, “Lord and Son of David, have pity on me! My daughter is full of demons.”

Matthew 3:16

So Jesus was baptized. And as soon as he came out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove.

Matthew 9:27

As Jesus was walking along, two blind men began following him and shouting, “Son of David, have pity on us!”

Luke 1:33

He will rule the people of Israel for ever, and his kingdom will never end.”

John 7:42

The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of King David. Doesn't this mean that he will be born in David's home town of Bethlehem?”

Acts 2:30

But David was a prophet, and he knew that God had made a promise he would not break. He had told David that someone from his own family would some day be king.

Romans 1:3

This good news is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ! As a human, he was from the family of David. But the Holy Spirit proved that Jesus is the powerful Son of God, because he was raised from death.

Romans 4:13

God promised Abraham and his descendants that he would give them the world. This promise wasn't made because Abraham had obeyed a law, but because his faith in God made him acceptable.

Romans 9:5

They have those famous ancestors, who were also the ancestors of Jesus Christ. I pray that God, who rules over all, will be praised for ever! Amen.

Galatians 3:16

That is how it is with the promises God made to Abraham and his descendant. The promises were not made to many descendants, but only to one, and that one is Christ.

1 Timothy 2:5

There is only one God, and Christ Jesus is the only one who can bring us to God. Jesus was truly human, and he gave himself to rescue all of us.

2 Timothy 2:8

Keep your mind on Jesus Christ! He was from the family of David and was raised from death, just as my good news says.

Revelation 22:16

I am Jesus! And I am the one who sent my angel to tell all of you these things for the churches. I am David's Great Descendant, and I am also the bright morning star.