Chapter summary

Matthew 1 Summary

Matthew 1 opens the New Testament with Jesus' genealogy and the announcement of his birth to Joseph — «Immanuel, God with us.»

The genealogy traces Jesus to Abraham and David, including unexpected names (Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, the wife of Uriah) — God's saving line woven through irregular stories.

An angel reassures Joseph in a dream: Mary's child is conceived by the Holy Spirit; «you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.» Matthew adds the great prophecy of Isaiah: «Immanuel — God with us.»

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Matthew 1:21 “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.”” Matthew 1:23 ““Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).”

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