Matthew 1:1

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This is the family history of Jesus the Messiah. He came from the family of David, who was from the family of Abraham.

Cross References

Genesis 22:18

Every nation on the earth will be blessed through your descendants. I will do this because you obeyed me.”

Galatians 3:16

God made promises to Abraham and his Descendant. The Scripture does not say, “and to your descendants.” That would mean many people. But it says, “and to your Descendant.” That means only one, and that one is Christ.

Romans 1:3

The Good News is about God’s Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. As a human, he was born from the family of David, but through the Holy Spirit he was shown to be God’s powerful Son when he was raised from death.

Revelation 22:16

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to tell you these things for the churches. I am the descendant from the family of David. I am the bright morning star.”

Psalm 132:11

The Lord made a promise to David, an oath of loyalty to him: “I will always put one of your descendants on your throne.

Jeremiah 23:5

This message is from the Lord: “The time is coming, when I will raise up a good ‘branch’ from David’s family. He will be a king who will rule in a wise way. He will do what is fair and right in the land.

Isaiah 11:1

A small tree will begin to grow from the stump of Jesse. That branch will grow from Jesse’s roots.

John 7:42

The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of David. And they say that he will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you. I will use you to bless all the people on earth.”

Acts 2:30

He was a prophet and knew something that God had said. God had promised David that someone from his own family would sit on David’s throne as king.

Matthew 1:18

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened. His mother Mary was engaged to marry Joseph. But before they married, he learned that she was expecting a baby. (She was pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.)

Isaiah 53:8

He was taken away by force and judged unfairly. The people of his time did not even notice that he was killed. But he was put to death for the sins of his people.

Romans 9:5

They are the descendants of our great fathers, and they are the earthly family of the Messiah, who is God over all things. Praise him forever! Amen.

Romans 4:13

Abraham and his descendants received the promise that they would get the whole world. But Abraham did not receive that promise because he followed the law. He received that promise because he was right with God through his faith.

Matthew 15:22

A Canaanite woman from that area came out and began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, please help me! My daughter has a demon inside her, and she is suffering very much.”

Matthew 9:27

As Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him. They said loudly, “Show kindness to us, Son of David.”

Jeremiah 33:26

Then maybe I would turn away from Jacob’s descendants. And then maybe I would not let David’s descendants rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But David is my servant, and I will be kind to those people. I will again cause good things to happen to them.”

Genesis 2:4

This is the story about the creation of the sky and the earth. This is what happened when the Lord God made the earth and the sky.

Matthew 3:16

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

Zechariah 12:8

But the Lord will protect the people in Jerusalem. Even the man who trips and falls will become a great soldier like David. And the men from David’s family will be like gods—like the Lord’s own angel leading the people.

Amos 9:11

“David’s tent has fallen, but at that time I will set it up again. I will fix its holes and repair its ruined parts. I will set it up as it was before.

Genesis 5:1

This is the history of Adam’s family. When God created people, he made them like himself.

Psalm 89:36

His family will continue forever. His kingdom will last as long as the sun.

Psalm 89:3

You said, “I made an agreement with my chosen king. I made this promise to my servant David:

Matthew 1:2

Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.

Luke 1:33

He will rule over the people of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.”

1 Timothy 2:5

There is only one God, and there is only one way that people can reach God. That way is through Christ Jesus, who as a man

2 Timothy 2:8

Remember Jesus Christ. He is from the family of David. After Jesus died, he was raised from death. This is the Good News that I tell people.