Matthew 1:1

New Century Version

This is the family history of Jesus Christ. He came from the family of David, and David came from the family of Abraham.

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, and I will place a curse on those who harm you. And all the people on earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 2:4

This is the story of the creation of the sky and the earth. When the Lord God first made the earth and the sky,

Genesis 22:18

Through your descendants all the nations on the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed me.’ ”

Genesis 5:1

This is the family history of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them in his own likeness.

Psalm 132:11

The Lord made a promise to David, a sure promise that he will not take back. He promised, “I will make one of your descendants rule as king after you.

Psalm 89:3

You said, “I made an agreement with the man of my choice; I made a promise to my servant David.

Psalm 89:36

His family will go on forever. His kingdom will last before me like the sun.

Isaiah 11:1

A new branch will grow from a stump of a tree; so a new king will come from the family of Jesse.

Isaiah 53:8

Men took him away roughly and unfairly. He died without children to continue his family. He was put to death; he was punished for the sins of my people.

Jeremiah 23:5

“The days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I will raise up a good branch in 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.

Jeremiah 33:26

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

Amos 9:11

“The kingdom of David is like a fallen tent, but in that day I will set it up again and mend its broken places. I will rebuild its ruins as it was before.

Zechariah 12:8

At that time the Lord will protect the people in Jerusalem. Then even the weakest of them will be strong like David. And the family of David will be like God, like an angel of the Lord in front of them.

Matthew 1:18

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. His mother Mary was engaged to marry Joseph, but before they married, she learned she was pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:2

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

Matthew 15:22

A Canaanite woman from that area came to Jesus and cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter has a demon, and she is suffering very much.”

Matthew 3:16

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

Matthew 9:27

When Jesus was leaving there, two blind men followed him. They cried out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Luke 1:33

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

John 7:42

The Scripture says that the Christ will come from David’s family and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”

Acts 2:30

He was a prophet and knew God had promised him that he would make a person from David’s family a king just as he was.

Romans 1:3

The Good News is about God’s Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. As a man, he was born from the family of David. But through the Spirit of holiness he was declared to be God’s Son with great power by rising from the dead.

Romans 4:13

Abraham and his descendants received the promise that they would get the whole world. He did not receive that promise through the law, but through being right with God by his faith.

Romans 9:5

They are the descendants of our great ancestors, and they are the earthly family into which Christ was born, who is God over all. Praise him forever! Amen.

Galatians 3:16

God made promises both to Abraham and to his descendant. God did not say, “and to your descendants.” That would mean many people. But God said, “and to your descendant.” That means only one person; that person is Christ.

1 Timothy 2:5

There is one God and one mediator so that human beings can reach God. That way is through Christ Jesus, who is himself human.

2 Timothy 2:8

Remember Jesus Christ, who was raised from the dead, who is from the family of David. This is the Good News I preach,

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, and I am the bright morning star.”