Day 1 · Wednesday, September 23, 2026
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Context
The genealogy of Jesus, Matthew 1:1-17
Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe the chief intention. It is not a needless genealogy. It is not a vain-glorious one, as those of great men often are. It proves that our Lord Jesus is of the nation and family out of which the Messiah was to arise. The promise of the blessing was made to Abraham and his seed; of the dominion, to David and his seed. It was promised to Abraham that Christ should descend from him, Ge 12:3; 22:18; and to David that he should descend from him, 2Sa 7:12; Ps 89:3, &c.; 132:11; and, therefore, unless Jesus is a son of David, and a son of Abraham, he is not the Messiah. Now this is here proved from well-known records. …
From Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible, shortened here. Read the full note
A new verse each day at midnight Eastern time, read straight through the New Testament from Matthew 1:1 to Revelation 22:21, then from the start again. Day 1 was September 23, 2026.
Scripture is from the King James Version, which is in the public domain. Context is from Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible, also public domain, via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Other translations of each passage can be read on Bible Gateway.