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Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 Salmon the
father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,
6 and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 Solomon the father of
Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa, 8 Asa the father
of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9
Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father
of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to
Babylon.
12 And after the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the
father of Zerubbabel, 13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and
Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and
Achim the father of Eliud, 15 Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan,
and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary,
of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from
David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the exile to Babylon to the
Christ fourteen generations.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: when his mother Mary was
betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the
Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to put her to
public shame, was resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered this, behold,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be
afraid to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21
And she will give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his
people from their sins." 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the
prophet:
23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel,"
which means, "God with us." 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the
Lord commanded him and took his wife, 25 but did not know her until she had borne a
son. And he called his name Jesus.
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1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold,
wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, "Where is he who has been born
king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East and have come to worship him." 3
When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And

when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired
of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea,
for thus it is written by the prophet:
6 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you shall come a ruler
who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.' "
7 Then Herod called the wise men secretly and determined from them what time the star
had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search diligently for
the young child, and when you have found him, bring back word to me, so that I too may
come and worship him." 9 When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold,
the star which they had seen in the East went before them, until it came to rest over the
place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly
great joy. 11 On coming into the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and
they fell down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him
with gifts of gold, and of frankincense, and of myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream
not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a
dream and said,