THE
BOOK OF MATTHEW
Matthew Chapter 1
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¶ The lineage of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the
son of Abraham.
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Abraham fathered Isaac; and Isaac fathered Jacob; and Jacob fathered Judah and
his brethren;
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And
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And Ram fathered Amminadab; and Amminadab
fathered Nahshon; and Nahshon
fathered Salmon;
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And Salmon fathered Boaz of Rachab; and Boaz fathered
Obed of Ruth; and Obed
fathered Jesse;
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And Jesse fathered David the king; and David the king fathered Solomon of her that
had been the wife of Uriah;
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And Solomon fathered Rehoboam; and Rehoboam fathered Abijah; and Abijah fathered Asa;
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And Asa fathered Jehosaphat;
and Jehosaphat fathered Joram;
and Joram fathered Uzziah;
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And Uzziah fathered Jotham;
and Jotham fathered Ahaz;
and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah;
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And Hezekiah fathered Manasseh; and Manasseh fathered Amon;
and Amon fathered Josiah;
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And Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brethren, about
the time they were carried away to
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And after they were brought to
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And Zerubbabel fathered Abiud;
and Abiud fathered Eliakim;
and Eliakim fathered Azor;
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And Azor fathered Zadok;
and Zadok fathered Achim;
and Achim fathered Eliud;
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And Eliud fathered Eleazar;
and Eleazar fathered Matthan;
and Matthan fathered Jacob;
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And Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is
called Christ.
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So there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen generations
from David until the Babylonian captivity; and fourteen generations from the
Babylonian captivity to Christ.
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¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: When
his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was
found with child through the Holy Ghost.
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Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make a
public example of her, resolved to divorce her privately.
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But while he was thinking about it, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to
him in a dream, and said, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you
Mary your wife: because what is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
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And she will bring forth a son, and you will call his name JESUS: for he will
save his people from their sins.
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Now all this took place, to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by
the prophet, saying,
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Behold, a virgin will be with child, and will bring forth a son, and they will
call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted means, God with us.
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Then Joseph being aroused from his sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
instructed him, and took his wife home to live with him:
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But did not know her intimately until she had brought forth her firstborn son:
and he called his name JESUS.
[Note: Verses
18-24 An espoused couple were legally man and wife, but according to custom
were not intimate until after the groom took his bride home to live with him,
usually in a procession, followed by a wedding feast.]