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* A book of a genealogy of Jesus Christ , the son of David , the son of Abraham . * Abraham begot Isaac , and Isaac begot Jacob , and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers , * and Judah begot Perez and Zerah from Tamar , and Perez begot Hezron , and Hezron begot Ram , * and Ram begot Amminadab , and Amminadab begot Nahshon , and Nahshon begot Salmon , * and Salmon begot Boaz from Rahab , and Boaz begot Obed from Ruth , and Obed begot Jesse , * and Jesse begot David the king . And David begot Solomon from the widow of Uriah , * and Solomon begot Rehoboam , and Rehoboam begot Abijah , and Abijah begot Asa , * and Asa begot Jehoshaphat , and Jehoshaphat begot Joram , and Joram begot Uzziah , * and Uzziah begot Jotham , and Jotham begot Ahaz , and Ahaz begot Hezekiah , * and Hezekiah begot Manasseh , and Manasseh begot Amon , and Amon begot Josiah , * and Josiah begot Jechoniah and his brothers during the Babylonian exile . * And after the Babylonian exile , Jechoniah begot Shealtiel , and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel , * and Zerubbabel begot Abiud , and Abiud begot Eliakim , and Eliakim begot Azor , * and Azor begot Zadoc , and Zadoc begot Achim , and Achim begot Eliud , * and Eliud begot Eleazar , and Eleazar begot Matthan , and Matthan begot Jacob , * and Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary , of whom was born Jesus , who is called Christ . * So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations , and from David to the Babylonian exile fourteen generations , and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ fourteen generations . * Now the birth of Jesus Christ was this way . For his mother Mary , who was betrothed to Joseph , before they came together she was found having in her womb from Holy Spirit . * But Joseph her husband , being a righteous man , and not wanting to expose her to public disgrace , intended to dismiss her privately . * But while he considered these things , behold , an agent of Lord appeared to him in a dream , saying , Joseph , thou son of David , fear not to take Mary to be thy wife , for that which was begotten in her is from Holy Spirit . * And she will bring forth a son , and thou shall call his name JESUS , for he will save his people from their sins . * Now all this has come to pass , so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled , which says , * Behold , the virgin will have in her womb , and will bring forth a son . And they will call his name Immanuel , which is , being interpreted , God with us . * And Joseph , being roused from his sleep , did as the agent of Lord ordered him . And he took his wife , * and knew her not until she brought forth her son , the firstborn . And he called his name JESUS .

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