Matthew 1:1-25; Luke 2:1-38 NIV
1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the
son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of
Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his
brothers, 3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother
was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, 4 Ram
the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of
Salmon, 5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and
Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother
had been Uriah's wife, 7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, 8 Asa
the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the
father of Uzziah, 9 Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the
father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 Hezekiah the
father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of
Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers
at the time of the exile to Babylon. 12 After the exile to
Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of
Zerubbabel, 13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the
father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 Azor the
father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Eliud, 15 Eliud
the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of
Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,
of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 Thus there
were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to
the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came
about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they
came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19Because
Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public
disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. 20 But after
he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and
said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your
wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She
will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he
will save his people from their sins." 22 All this took
place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 "The
virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him
Immanuel"--which means, "God with us." 24 When
Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took
Mary home as his wife. 25 But he had no union with her until
she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree
that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This
was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of
Syria.) 3 And everyone went to his own town to register. 4 So
Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem
the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He
went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was
expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for
the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a
son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no
room for them in the inn.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the
fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel
of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and
they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, "Do
not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the
people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born
to you; he is Christ the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you:
You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." 13Suddenly
a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and
saying,14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to
men on whom his favor rests." 15 When the angels had left
them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to
Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us
about." 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph,
and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had
seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this
child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the
shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these
things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds
returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and
seen, which were just as they had been told.
21 On the eighth day, when it was time to
circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he
had been conceived. 22 When the time of their purification
according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to
Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in
the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the
Lord" ), 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what
is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young
pigeons." 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called
Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of
Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 It had been
revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the
Lord's Christ. 27Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple
courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the
custom of the Law required, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and
praised God, saying: 29 "Sovereign Lord, as you have
promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. 30 For my
eyes have seen your salvation, 31 which you have prepared in
the sight of all people, 32 a light for revelation to the
Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel." 33 The
child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 Then
Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: "This child is destined
to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will
be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will
be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too." 36 There
was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher.
She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her
marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.
She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and
praying. 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave
thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the
redemption of Jerusalem.
