Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: Matthew

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Title: Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Matthew Third Edition 1913
Author: R F Weymouth
Release Date: September, 2005 [EBook #8828] [This file was first posted on August 25, 2003]
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Book 40 Matthew 001:001 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 001:002 Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah and his brothers. 001:003 Judah was the father (by Tamar) of Perez and Zerah; Perez of Hezron; Hezron of Ram; 001:004 Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon; 001:005 Salmon (by Rahab) of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth) of Obed; Obed of Jesse; 001:006 Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow) was the father of Solomon; 001:007 Solomon of Rehoboam; Rehoboam of Abijah; Abijah of Asa; 001:008 Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah; 001:009 Uzziah of Jotham; Jotham of Ahaz; Ahaz of Hezekiah; 001:010 Hezekiah of Manasseh; Manasseh of Amon; Amon of Josiah; 001:011 Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon. 001:012 After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel; 001:013 Zerubbabel of Abiud; Abiud of Eliakim; Eliakim of Azor; 001:014 Azor of Zadok; Zadok of Achim; Achim of Eliud; 001:015 Eliud of Eleazar; Eleazar of Matthan; Matthan of Jacob; 001:016 and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST. 001:017 There are therefore, in all, fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ. 001:018 The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 001:019 But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal. 001:020 But while he was contemplating this step, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary, for she is with child through the Holy Spirit. 001:021 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to call His name JESUS for He it is who will save His People from their sins." 001:022 All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet, 001:023 "Mark! The maiden will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call His name Immanuel"--a word which signifies `God with us'. 001:024 When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded, and brought home his wife, 001:025 but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son. The child's name he called JESUS. 002:001 Now after the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judaea in the reign of King Herod, excitement was produced in Jerusalem by the arrival of certain Magi from the east, 002:002 inquiring, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we have seen his Star in the east, and have come here to do him homage." 002:003 Reports of this soon reached the king, and greatly agitated not only him but all the people of Jerusalem. 002:004 So he assembled all the High Priests and Scribes of the people, and anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born. 002:005 "At Bethlehem in Judaea," they replied; "for so it stands written in the words of the Prophet, 002:006 "`And thou, Bethlehem in the land of Judah, by no means the least