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1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
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2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
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3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
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3 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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4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
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4 Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
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5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
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5 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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6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
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6 and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife,
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7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
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7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
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8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
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8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
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9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
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9 Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
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10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
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10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
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11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
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11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
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12 After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
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13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
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13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
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14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
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14 Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Eliud,
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15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
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15 Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
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16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
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17 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 Christ.
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18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together , she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
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18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
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19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example , was minded to put her away privily.
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19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
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20 But while he thought on these things, behold , the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying , Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
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20 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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21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
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21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
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22 Now all this was done , that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying ,
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22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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23 Behold , a virgin shall be with child , and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is , God with us.
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23 "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us."
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24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
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24 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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25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
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25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
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