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The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

The book of the genealogy of ¹Jesus ²Christ, ^athe son of David, ^bthe son of Abraham:

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Abraham ¹was the father of Isaac,

and Isaac was the father of Jacob,

and Jacob was the father of ²Judah and his brothers.

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And Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

and ^aPerez was the father of Hezron,

and Hezron was the father of ¹Ram.

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And Ram was the father of Amminadab,

and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon,

and Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

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And Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab,

and Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth,

and Obed was the father of Jesse.

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And Jesse was the father of David the king.

And David ^awas the father of Solomon by ¹the wife of Uriah.

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And Solomon ^awas the father of Rehoboam,

and Rehoboam was the father of Abijah,

and Abijah was the father of ¹Asa.

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And Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat,

and Jehoshaphat was the father of ¹Joram,

and Joram was the father of Uzziah.

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And Uzziah was the father of ¹Jotham,

and Jotham was the father of Ahaz,

and Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.

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And Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh,

and Manasseh was the father of ¹Amon,

and Amon was the ^afather of Josiah.

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And Josiah was the father of ¹Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the ^adeportation to Babylon.

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And after the ^adeportation to Babylon:

Jeconiah was the father of ¹Shealtiel,

and Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel.

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And Zerubbabel was the father of ¹Abihud,

and Abihud was the father of Eliakim,

and Eliakim was the father of Azor.

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And Azor was the father of Zadok,

and Zadok was the father of Achim,

and Achim was the father of Eliud.

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And Eliud was the father of Eleazar,

and Eleazar was the father of Matthan,

and Matthan was the father of Jacob.

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And Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, ^awho is called ¹Christ.

17 Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the ^adeportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the ^bdeportation to Babylon to ¹the Christ, fourteen generations.

The Conception and Birth of Jesus

18 Now the birth of Jesus ¹Christ was as follows: when His ^amother Mary had been ²betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^bfound to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned ¹^ato send her away secretly. 20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the ¹Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^aJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ²the One who has been ³conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will bear a Son; and ^ayou shall call His name Jesus, for ¹He ^bwill save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this ¹took place in order that what was ^aspoken by the ²Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, 23 “^aBEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH ^bCHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME ¹IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “^cGOD WITH US.” 24 And Joseph got up from his sleep and did as the angel of the ¹Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25 ¹but kept her a virgin until she ²^agave birth to a Son; and ^bhe called His name Jesus.

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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

The ¹record of the genealogy of ²Jesus ³the Messiah, ^athe son of David, ^bthe son of Abraham:

2 Abraham ¹was the father of Isaac, ²Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of ³Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, ^aPerez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of ¹Ram. 4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. 5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse. 6 Jesse was the father of David the king.

David ^awas the father of Solomon by ¹Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah. 7 Solomon ^awas the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of ¹Asa. 8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of ¹Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. 9 Uzziah was the father of ¹Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of ¹Amon, and Amon the ^afather of Josiah. 11 Josiah became the father of ¹Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the ^adeportation to Babylon.

12 After the ^adeportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of ¹Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel was the father of ¹Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor. 14 Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud. 15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob. 16 Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, ^awho is called ¹the Messiah.

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the ^adeportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the ^bdeportation to Babylon to ¹the Messiah, fourteen generations.

Conception and Birth of Jesus

18 Now the birth of Jesus ¹Christ was as follows: when His ^amother Mary had been ²betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^bfound to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned ¹^ato send her away secretly. 20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^aJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ¹the Child who has been ²conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a Son; and ^ayou shall call His name Jesus, for ¹He ^bwill save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this ¹took place to fulfill what was ^aspoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 “^aBEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH ^bCHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME ¹IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “^cGOD WITH US.” 24 And Joseph ¹awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25 ¹but kept her a virgin until she ^agave birth to a Son; and ^bhe called His name Jesus.

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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

The ¹record of the genealogy of ²Jesus the ³Messiah, ^athe son of David, ^bthe son of Abraham:

2 Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered ¹Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, ^aPerez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered ¹Ram. 4 Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon. 5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse. 6 Jesse fathered David the king.

David ^afathered Solomon by ¹her who had been the wife of Uriah. 7 Solomon ^afathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered ¹Asa. 8 Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered ¹Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah. 9 Uzziah fathered ¹Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered ¹Amon, and Amon ^afathered Josiah. 11 Josiah fathered ¹Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the ^adeportation to Babylon.

12 After the ^adeportation to Babylon: Jeconiah fathered ¹Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel fathered ¹Abihud, Abihud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor. 14 Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud. 15 Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob. 16 Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, ^awho is called the ¹Messiah.

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the ^adeportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the ^bdeportation to Babylon to the ¹Messiah, fourteen generations.

Conception and Birth of Jesus

18 Now the birth of Jesus the ¹Messiah was as follows: when His ^amother Mary had been ²betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^bfound to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to ¹^asend her away secretly. 20 But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^aJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ¹the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a Son; and ^ayou shall name Him Jesus, for ¹He ^bwill save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this ¹took place so that what was ^aspoken by the Lord through ²the prophet would be fulfilled: 23 “^aBEHOLD, THE VIRGIN WILL ¹^bCONCEIVE AND GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND THEY SHALL NAME HIM ²IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “^cGOD WITH US.” 24 And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25 ¹but kept her a virgin until she ^agave birth to a Son; and ^bhe named Him Jesus.