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Matthew 1

Berean Standard Bible · Westminster Leningrad Codex

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This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
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Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram (note: Greek Aram, a variant of Ram; also in verse 4; see 1 Chronicles 2:9–10.).
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Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
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Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
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and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
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Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa (note: Greek Asaph, a variant of Asa; also in verse 8; see 1 Chronicles 3:10.).
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Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
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Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
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Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon (note: Greek Amōs, a variant spelling of Amon; twice in this verse; see 1 Chronicles 3:14.), 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 Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
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Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
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Eliud was 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, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
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This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
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Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
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But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One 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 (note: Jesus means The LORD saves.), 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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“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel (note: Literally they will call His name Immanuel; Isaiah 7:14 (see also DSS))” (which means, “God with us (note: See Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 8:8, and Isaiah 8:10.)”).
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When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
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But he had no union with her (note: Literally he did not know her) until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
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