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* This is a record of the birth of Jesus Christ , the son of David , the son of Abraham . * Abraham fathered Isaac , Isaac fathered Jacob , and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers . * Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar , Perez fathered Hezron , Hezron fathered Aram , * Aram fathered Aminidab , Aminidab fathered Nahshon , and Nahshon fathered Salmon . * Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab , Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth , Obed fathered Jesse , * and Jesse fathered King David .David fathered Solomon by the wife of Uriah , * Solomon fathered Rehoboam , Rehoboam fathered Abijah , Abijah fathered Asaph , * Asaph fathered Jehoshaphat , Jehoshaphat fathered Joram , Joram fathered Uzziah , * Uzziah fathered Jotham , Jotham fathered Ahaz , Ahaz fathered Hezekiah , * Hezekiah fathered Manasseh , Manasseh fathered Amos , and Amos fathered Josiah . * Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon . * After the deportation to Babylon , Jechoniah fathered Salathiel , Salathiel fathered Zerubbabel , * Zerubbabel fathered Abiud , Abiud fathered Eliakim , Eliakim fathered Azor , * Azor fathered Zadok , Zadok fathered Achim , Achim fathered Eliud , * Eliud fathered Eleazar , Eleazar fathered Matthan , and Matthan fathered Jacob . * Jacob fathered Joseph , the husband of Mary , who was the mother of Jesus , who is called the Christ . * So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations , and from David to the deportation to Babylon were fourteen generations , and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ were fourteen generations . * Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way . When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph , before they lived together she was discovered to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit . * Her husband Joseph , being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her , decided to divorce her secretly . * After he had thought about it , an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said , “Joseph , son of David , don 't be afraid to take Mary as your wife , for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit . * She will give birth to a son , and you are to name him Jesus , because he is the one who will save his people from their sins .” * Now all this happened to fulfill what was declared by the Lord through the prophet when he said , * “See , a virgin will become pregnantand give birth to a son , and they will name him Immanuel ,”which means , “God with us .” * When Joseph got up from his sleep , he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as his wife . * He did not have marital relations with her until she had given birth to a son ; and he named him Jesus .

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