< Matthew 1 >

1 The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 The son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers;
Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac was the father of Jacob; Jacob, of Judah and his brethren;
3 And the sons of Judah were Perez and Zerah by Tamar; and the son of Perez was Hezron; and the son of Hezron was Ram;
Judah (by Tamar), of Perez and Zerah; Perez, of Hezron; Hezron, of Ram;
4 And the son of Ram was Amminadab; and the son of Amminadab was Nahshon; and the son of Nahshon was Salmon;
Ram, of Amminadab; Amminadab, of Nahshon; Nahshon, of Salmon;
5 And the son of Salmon by Rahab was Boaz; and the son of Boaz by Ruth was Obed; and the son of Obed was Jesse;
Salmon (by Rahab), of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth), of Obed; Obed, of Jesse;
6 And the son of Jesse was David the king; and the son of David was Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;
And Jesse, of David the king. David (by Uriah’s widow), was the father of Solomon;
7 And the son of Solomon was Rehoboam; and the son of Rehoboam was Abijah; and the son of Abijah was Asa;
Solomon, of Rehoboam; Rehoboam, of Abijah; Abijah, of Asa;
8 And the son of Asa was Jehoshaphat; and the son of Jehoshaphat was Joram; and the son of Joram was Uzziah;
Asa, of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat, of Joram; Joram, of Uzziah;
9 And the son of Uzziah was Jotham; and the son of Jotham was Ahaz; and the son of Ahaz was Hezekiah;
Uzziah, of Jotham; Jotham, of Ahaz; Ahaz, of Hezekiah;
10 And the son of Hezekiah was Manasseh; and the son of Manasseh was Amon; and the son of Amon was Josiah;
Hezekiah, of Manasseh; Manasseh, of Amon; Amon, of Josiah;
11 And the sons of Josiah were Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the taking away to Babylon.
Josiah, of Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
12 And after the taking away to Babylon, Jechoniah had a son Shealtiel; and Shealtiel had Zerubbabel;
And after the carrying away into Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel; Shealtiel, of Zerubbabel;
13 And Zerubbabel had Abiud; and Abiud had Eliakim; and Eliakim had Azor;
Zerubbabel, of Abiud; Abiud, of Eliakim; Eliakim, of Azor;
14 And Azor had Zadok; and Zadok had Achim; and Achim had Eliud;
Azor, of Sadoc; Sadoc, of Achim; Achim, of Eliud;
15 And Eliud had Eleazar; and Eleazar had Matthan; and Matthan had Jacob;
Eliud, of Eleazar; Eleazar, of Matthan; Matthan, of Jacob;
16 And the son of Jacob was Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, whose name is Christ.
And Jacob, of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the taking away to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the taking away to Babylon to the coming of Christ, fourteen generations.
So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the exile to Babylon is fourteen; and from the exile to Babylon to Christ is fourteen.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.
The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. After his mother, Mary, had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
19 And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.
But Joseph her husband, because he was just a man and unwilling to disgrace her, was minded to put her away secretly.
20 But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.
And while he was having this in mind, behold! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying.
21 And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife home, for what is begotten in her is by the Holy Spirit; and she will bear a son, and you are to call him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,
All this happened that the word of the Lord spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled.
23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.
Behold! the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son; and they shall call his name Immanuel, a word which means "God with us."
24 And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him, and took her as his wife;
Now when Joseph awoke from his sleep he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him, and took his wife home,
25 And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.
but did not live with her until after the birth of her son, whom he called Jesus.

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