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| | Mat 1:1 | The book of the generation of Jesus Christ{Christ (Greek) and Messiah (Hebrew) both mean "Anointed One"}, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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| | Mat 1:2 | Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
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| | Mat 1:3 | Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
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| | Mat 1:4 | Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
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| | Mat 1:5 | Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
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| | Mat 1:6 | Jesse became the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
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| | Mat 1:7 | Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
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| | Mat 1:8 | Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
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| | Mat 1:9 | Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
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| | Mat 1:10 | Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
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| | Mat 1:11 | Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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| | Mat 1:12 | After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
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| | Mat 1:13 | Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
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| | Mat 1:14 | Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
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| | Mat 1:15 | Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
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| | Mat 1:16 | Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus{"Jesus" is a Greek variant of the Jewish name "Yehoshua," which means "Yah saves." "Jesus" is also the masculine form of "Yeshu'ah," which means "Salvation."}, who is called Christ.
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| | Mat 1:17 | So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
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| | Mat 1:18 | Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
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| | Mat 1:19 | Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
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| | Mat 1:20 | But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
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| | Mat 1:21 | She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."
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| | Mat 1:22 | Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
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| | Mat 1:23 | "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, And shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" Which is, being interpreted, "God with us."
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| | Mat 1:24 | Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
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| | Mat 1:25 | and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
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