THIS IS THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS THE MESSIAH THE SON OF DAVID, THE SON OF ABRAHAM:
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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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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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RAM THE FATHER OF AMMINADAB, AMMINADAB THE FATHER OF NAHSHON, NAHSHON 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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AND JESSE THE FATHER OF KING DAVID. DAVID WAS THE FATHER OF SOLOMON, WHOSE MOTHER HAD BEEN URIAH'S WIFE,
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SOLOMON THE FATHER OF REHOBOAM, REHOBOAM THE FATHER OF ABIJAH, ABIJAH THE FATHER OF ASA,
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ASA THE FATHER OF JEHOSHAPHAT, JEHOSHAPHAT THE FATHER OF JEHORAM, JEHORAM THE FATHER 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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HEZEKIAH THE FATHER OF MANASSEH, MANASSEH THE FATHER OF AMON, AMON THE FATHER OF JOSIAH,
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AND JOSIAH THE FATHER OF JECONIAH AND HIS BROTHERS 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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ZERUBBABEL THE FATHER OF ABIHUD, ABIHUD THE FATHER OF ELIAKIM, ELIAKIM 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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ELIHUD THE FATHER OF ELEAZAR, ELEAZAR THE FATHER OF MATTHAN, MATTHAN 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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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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THIS IS HOW THE BIRTH OF JESUS THE MESSIAH CAME ABOUT: 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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BECAUSE JOSEPH HER HUSBAND WAS FAITHFUL TO THE LAW, AND YET DID NOT WANT TO EXPOSE HER TO PUBLIC DISGRACE, HE HAD IN MIND TO DIVORCE HER 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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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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ALL THIS TOOK PLACE TO FULFILL WHAT THE LORD HAD SAID THROUGH THE PROPHET:
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THE VIRGIN WILL CONCEIVE AND GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND THEY WILL CALL HIM IMMANUEL' (WHICH MEANS 'GOD 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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But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.