Matthew 1 Coverdale Bible 1535

From Textus Receptus

• 1 This is the boke of the generacion of Iesus Christ ye sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham.
• 2 Abraha begat Isaac: Isaac begat Iacob: Iacob begat Iudas & his brethre:
• 3 Iudas begat Phares & Zara of Thamar: Phares begat Hesrom: Hesrom begat Aram:
• 4 Aram begat Aminadab: Aminadab begat Naasson: Naasson begat Salmon:
• 5 Salmon begat Boos of Rahab: Boos begat Obed of Ruth: Obed begat Iesse:
• 6 Iesse begat Dauid the kynge: Dauid the kynge begat Salomon, of her that was the wyfe of Vry:
• 7 Salomon begat Roboam: Roboam begat Abia: Abia begat Asa:
• 8 Asa begat Iosaphat: Iosaphat begat Ioram: Ioram begat Osias:
• 9 Osias begat Ioatham: Ioatham begat Achas: Achas begat Ezechias:
• 10 Ezechias begat Manasses: Manasses begat Amon: Amon begat Iosias:
• 11 Iosias begat Iechonias and his brethren aboute the tyme of the captiuyte of Babylon.
• 12 And after the captiuyte of Babylon, Iechonias begat Salathiel: Salathiel begat Zorobabel:
• 13 Zorobabel begat Abiud: Abiud begat Eliachim: Eliachim begat Azor:
• 14 Azor begat Sadoc: Sadoc begat Achin: Achin begat Eliud:
• 15 Eliud begat Eleasar: Eleasar begat Matthan: Matthan begat Iacob:
• 16 Iacob begat Ioseph the hussbande of Mary, of who was borne that Iesus, which is called Christ.
• 17 All the generacions from Abraha to Dauid are fourtene generacions: From Dauid vnto the captiuite of Babylon, are fourtene generacions. From the captiuite of Babylon vnto Christ, are also fourtene generacions.
• 18 The byrth of Christ was on thys wyse: When his mother Mary was maried to Ioseph before they came together, she was foude with chylde by ye holy goost,
• 19 But Ioseph her hussbande was a perfect man, and wolde not bringe her to shame, but was mynded to put her awaie secretely.
• 20 Neuertheles whyle he thus thought, beholde, the angell of the LORDE appered vnto him in a dreame, saynge: Ioseph thou sonne of Dauid, feare not to take vnto the Mary thy wyfe. For that which is coceaued in her, is of ye holy goost.
• 21 She shall brynge forth a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iesus. For he shall saue his people from their synnes.
• 22 All this was done, yt the thinge might, be fulfilled, which was spoken of the LORDE by the Prophet, saynge:
• 23 Beholde, a mayde shall be with chylde, and shall brynge forth a sonne, and they shall call his name Emanuel, which is by interpretacion, God wt vs.
• 24 Now whan Ioseph awoke out of slepe he did as the angell of ye LORDE bade hym, and toke his wyfe vnto hym,
• 25 and knewe her not, tyll she had brought forth hir fyrst borne sonne, and called his name Iesus.