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The Gospel of Matthew The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; Isaac begat Jacob; Jacob begat Judah and his brothers; and Judah begat Pharez and Zara from Tamar; Pharez begat Esrom; Esrom begat Aram; Aram begat Aminadab; Aminadab begat Naasson; Naasson begat Salmon; Salmon begat Booz from Rachab; Booz begat Obed from Ruth; Obed begat Jesse; Jesse begat David the king; David the king begat Solomon from the wife of Uriah; Solomon begat Roboam; Roboam begat Abia; Abia begat Asa; Asa begat Josaphat; Josaphat begat Joram; Joram begat Ozia; Ozia begat Joatham; Joatham begat Achaz; Achaz begat Ezekia. Ezekia begat Manasse; Manasse begat Amon; Amon begat Josia; Josia begat Jechonia and his brothers in the captivity of the Babylonians. After the captivity of Babylon, Jechonia begat Salathiel; Salathiel begat Zorobabel; Zorobabel begat Abiud; Abiud begat Eliakim; Eliakim begat Azor; Azor begat Saduk; Saduk begat Akim; Akim begat Eliud; Eliud begat Eleazar; Eleazar begat Matthan; Matthan begat Jacob; Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. The whole lineage from Abraham to David is fourteen generations, and from David to the captivity of Babylon is fourteen generations, and from the captivity of Babylon to Christ is fourteen generations.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: for his mother Mary, the wife of Joseph, was a virgin, and before their marriage she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit. But Joseph, her husband, was a righteous man and did not wish to expose her; he resolved secretly to put her away. And as he was just contemplating this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said: “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, for the one who was born from her is from the Holy Spirit. She bore a son, and they called his name Jesus, for he saved his people from their sins. All this happened so that the word of the Lord spoken through the mouth of the prophet might be fulfilled. Behold, a virgin conceived and bore a son, and they called his name Emmanuel, which is translated: God with us. Joseph awoke from his sleep, and it was as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and he took his wife. And he did not know it until she bore her firstborn son, and he called his name Jesus.