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Matthew 1

Matthew 1

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    The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

    This is the genealogya of Jesus the Messiahb the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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    The Ancestors of Jesus the Messiah

    This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abrahama:
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    Abraham was the father of Isaac,
    Isaac the father of Jacob,
    Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
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    Abraham was the father of Isaac.
    Isaac was the father of Jacob.
    Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.
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    Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
    Perez the father of Hezron,
    Hezron the father of Ram,
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    Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (whose mother was Tamar).
    Perez was the father of Hezron.
    Hezron was the father of Ram.b
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    Ram the father of Amminadab,
    Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
    Nahshon the father of Salmon,
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    Ram was the father of Amminadab.
    Amminadab was the father of Nahshon.
    Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
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    Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
    Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
    Obed the father of Jesse,
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    Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab).
    Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth).
    Obed was the father of Jesse.
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    and Jesse the father of King David.
    David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
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    Jesse was the father of King David.
    David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah).
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    Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
    Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
    Abijah the father of Asa,
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    Solomon was the father of Rehoboam.
    Rehoboam was the father of Abijah.
    Abijah was the father of Asa.c
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    Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
    Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
    Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
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    Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat.
    Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram.d
    Jehoram was the fathere of Uzziah.
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    Uzziah the father of Jotham,
    Jotham the father of Ahaz,
    Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
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    Uzziah was the father of Jotham.
    Jotham was the father of Ahaz.
    Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
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    Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
    Manasseh the father of Amon,
    Amon the father of Josiah,
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    Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh.
    Manasseh was the father of Amon.f
    Amon was the father of Josiah.
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    and Josiah the father of Jeconiahc and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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    Josiah was the father of Jehoiaching and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon).
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    After the exile to Babylon:
    Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
    Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
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    After the Babylonian exile:
    Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel.
    Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel.
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    Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,
    Abihud the father of Eliakim,
    Eliakim the father of Azor,
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    Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud.
    Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
    Eliakim was the father of Azor.
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    Azor the father of Zadok,
    Zadok the father of Akim,
    Akim the father of Elihud,
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    Azor was the father of Zadok.
    Zadok was the father of Akim.
    Akim was the father of Eliud.
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    Elihud the father of Eleazar,
    Eleazar the father of Matthan,
    Matthan the father of Jacob,
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    Eliud was the father of Eleazar.
    Eleazar was the father of Matthan.
    Matthan was the father of Jacob.
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    and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
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    Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
    Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.
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    Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.
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    All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah.
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    Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son

    This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came aboutd: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
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    The Birth of Jesus the Messiah

    This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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    Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yete did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
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    Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagementh quietly.
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    But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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    As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
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    She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,f because he will save his people from their sins.”
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    And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus,i for he will save his people from their sins.”
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    All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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    All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
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    “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”g (which means “God with us”).
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    “Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
    She will give birth to a son,
    and they will call him Immanuel,j
    which means ‘God is with us.’”
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    When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
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    When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.
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    But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
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    But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.
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