## The Genealogy of Jesus Christ 

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The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: 

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Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac was the father of Jacob, and Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers. 

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

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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 was the father of Solomon by the _wife_ of Uriah. 

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And Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam was the father of Abijah, and Abijah was the father of Asa. 

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And Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat was the father of Joram, and Joram was the father of Uzziah. 

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And Uzziah was the father of Jotham, 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 Amon, and Amon was the father of Josiah. 

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

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And after the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel. 

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And Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, 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, who is called Christ. 

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Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations. 

## The Conception and Birth of Jesus 

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Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 

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And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. 

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But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the One who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 

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And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." 

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Now all this took place in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, 

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"Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which translated means, "God with us." 

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And Joseph got up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took _Mary_ as his wife, 

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but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.