Matthew 1:1 is the opening verse of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Since Matthew is traditionally placed as the first of the four Gospels, this verse commonly serves as the opening to the entire New Testament. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: βιβλος γενεσεως ιησου χριστουυιου δαυιδ υιου αβρααμ In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 1:1