The Darby Translation DBY
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.
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This is the list of ancestors of Jesus Christ, descendant of David and Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Juda and his brethren;
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Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 and Juda begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram,
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Judah and Tamar were the father and mother of Perez and Zerah. Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
4 and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon,
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Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse,
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Salmon and Rahab were the father and mother of Boaz. Boaz and Ruth were the father and mother of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse,
6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;
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Jesse the father of King David. David and Uriah's wife [Bathsheba] were the father and mother of Solomon.
7 and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,
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Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
8 and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias,
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Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,
9 and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias,
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Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10 and Ezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias,
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Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah.
11 and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away of Babylon.
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Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers. They lived at the time when the people were exiled to Babylon.
12 And after the carrying away of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel,
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After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel,
13 and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,
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Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
14 and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,
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Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,
15 and Eliud begat Eliazar, and Eliazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,
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Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob.
16 and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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Jacob was the father of Joseph, who was the husband of Mary. Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 All the generations, therefore, from Abraham to David [were] fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the carrying away of Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen generations.
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So there were 14 generations from Abraham to David, 14 generations from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations from the exile until the Messiah.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother, Mary, that is, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of [the] Holy Spirit.
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The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. His mother Mary had been promised to Joseph in marriage. But before they were married, Mary realized that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19 But Joseph, her husband, being [a] righteous [man], and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly;
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Her husband Joseph was an honorable man and did not want to disgrace her publicly. So he decided to break the marriage agreement with her secretly.
20 but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to [thee] Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of [the] Holy Spirit.
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Joseph had this in mind when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said to him, "Joseph, descendant of David, don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife. She is pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
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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She will give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus [He Saves], because he will save his people from their sins."
22 Now all this came to pass that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by [the] Lord, through the prophet, saying,
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All this happened so that what the Lord had spoken through the prophet came true:
23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.'
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"The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel," which means "God is with us."
24 But Joseph, having awoke up from his sleep, did as the angel of [the] Lord had enjoined him, and took to [him] his wife,
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When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him to do. He took Mary to be his wife.
25 and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.
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He did not have marital relations with her before she gave birth to a son. Joseph named the child Jesus.
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