1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
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3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
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4 Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
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5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
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6 and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife,
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7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asa,
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8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
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9 Uzziah the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
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10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amon,
Amon the father of Josiah,
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11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah1 1:11 That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12 and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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12 After the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
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13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,
Abiud the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
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14 Azor the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Akim,
Akim the father of Eliud,
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15 Eliud the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
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16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. |
17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.2 1:17 Or Messiah. "The Christ" (Greek) and "the Messiah" (Hebrew) both mean "the Anointed One." |
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. |
19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. |
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. |
21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,3 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the LORD saves. because he will save his people from their sins." |
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: |
23 "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"4 1:23 Isaiah 7:14 --which means, "God with us." |
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. |
25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. |
