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class="navigationContents"> <div id="studyDiscover" class="studyPane active tabContent"> <div class="section" data-key="40-1-1" data-section-citation="040001001040001001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:1</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="se"></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/0/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 438,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/1/0"> 907</a></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/2/0"><em>Mankind’s Search for God,</em> pp. 236-239</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/3/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> pp. 78-79</a></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/0/0">it-1 438,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/0/2"> 907;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/0/4"> sh 236,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/0/6"> 239;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/0/8"> si 78;</a></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"></p> <p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/0">w74 105-106;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/2"> po 142;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/4"> w71 301-302;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/6"> ad 314-315,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/7"> 387,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/8"> 423,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/9"> 427,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/10"> 634,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/11"> 636-637,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/12"> 714,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/13"> 840,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/14"> 997,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/15"> 1000,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/16"> 1024,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/17"> 1115,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/18"> 1118,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/19"> 1123,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/20"> 1433,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/21"> 1466,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/22"> 1531;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/23"> w69 620;</a><span class="ni"> int69 1148;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/25"> w64 230;</a><span class="ni"> bi8-63 3566;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/27"> w58 703,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/0/28"> 721;</a><span class="ni"> bi7-50 757;</span><span class="ni"> w48 200;</span><span class="ni"> tf 227</span></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-2" data-section-citation="040001002040001002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:2</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"><span class="ni">w44 198</span></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-3" data-section-citation="040001003040001003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:3</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/2/0">ad 102,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/2/1"> 423,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/2/2"> 764,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/2/3"> 1689</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-4" data-section-citation="040001004040001004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:4</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/3/0">ad 638</a></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-5" data-section-citation="040001005040001005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:5</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/4/0">ad 714,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/4/1"> 813,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/4/2"> 898,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/4/3"> 1350,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/4/4"> 1368,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/4/5"> 1425;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/4/6"> w60 173</a></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-6" data-section-citation="040001006040001006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:6</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="se"></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/4/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 916</a></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/5/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 353-354</a></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/1/0">it-1 916;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/1/2"> it-2 353;</a></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/5/0">w74 105-106;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/5/2"> ad 196,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/5/3"> 389,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/5/4"> 640</a></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-7" data-section-citation="040001007040001007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:7</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/6/0">ad 18,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/6/1"> 640</a></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-8" data-section-citation="040001008040001008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:8</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="se"></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/6/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 105</a></p> <p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/2/0">it-2 105;</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/7/0">ad 959</a></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-11" data-section-citation="040001011040001011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:11</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/8/0">ad 298,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/8/1"> 875</a></p> <p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-12" data-section-citation="040001012040001012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:12</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="se"></p> <p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/7/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 916</a></p> <p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/8/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 493,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/9/0"> 594</a></p> <div id="p14" data-pid="14"><p data-pid="14" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/10/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="14" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/10/0">10/1/2005, p. 9</a></p><p data-pid="14" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/11/0">7/15/1992, pp. 5-6</a></p> </div><p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/3/0">it-1 916;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/3/2"> it-2 493,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/3/4"> 594;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/3/6"> w05 10/1 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/3/8"> w92 7/15 5-6;</a></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"></p> <p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/0">w84 6/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/3"> ad 639-640,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/4"> 1220-1221,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/5"> 1282,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/6"> 1481,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/7"> 1690;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/8"> kj 230;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/9"> w66 224,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/10"> 384;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/11"> w65 29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/12"> w64 733;</a><span class="ni"> bf 184;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/9/14"> w59 416</a></p> <p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-13" data-section-citation="040001013040001013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:13</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="se"></p> <p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/12/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 27,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/13/0"> 917</a></p> <p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/4/0">it-1 27,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/4/2"> 917;</a></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"></p> <p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/10/0">ad 21,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/10/1"> 640</a></p> <p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-16" data-section-citation="040001016040001016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:16</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="se"></p> <p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/14/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 114,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/15/0"> 916</a></p> <div id="p19" data-pid="19"><p data-pid="19" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/16/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="19" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/16/0">No. 3 2016, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/17/0"><em>New World Translation,</em> p. 1695</a></p> <p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/5/0">it-1 114,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/5/2"> 916;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/5/4"> wp16.3 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/5/6"> nwt 1695;</a></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"></p> <p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/11/0">w78 4/1 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/11/2"> w74 105-106;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/11/4"> ad 82,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/11/5"> 640,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/11/6"> 963;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/11/7"> w62 159</a></p> <p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-17" data-section-citation="040001017040001017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:17</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="se"></p> <p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/18/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 915-916</a></p> <p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/6/0">it-1 915-916;</a></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"></p> <p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/12/0">ad 639;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/12/1"> w70 543</a></p> <p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-18" data-section-citation="040001018040001018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:18</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="se"></p> <p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/19/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 153</a></p> <p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/20/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 56,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/21/0"> 346</a></p> <div id="p26" data-pid="26"><p data-pid="26" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/22/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="26" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/22/0">12/1/2009, p. 16</a></p><p data-pid="26" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/23/0">3/15/2002, p. 19</a></p> </div><p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/7/0">ijwbq article 153;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/7/2"> it-2 56,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/7/4"> 346;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/7/7"> w09 12/1 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/7/9"> w02 3/15 19;</a></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sx"></p> <p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/0">w85 5/15 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/2"> hs 88;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/5"> w72 621;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/7"> dn 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/9"> ad 1118-1119,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/10"> 1123,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/11"> 1333,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/12"> 1544,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/13"> 1637;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/14"> w68 479;</a><span class="ni"> li 226;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/13/16"> w61 736;</a><span class="ni"> g61 6/8 25</span></p> <p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-19" data-section-citation="040001019040001019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:19</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="se"></p> <p id="p28" data-pid="28" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/24/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 641,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/25/0"> 727</a></p> <p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/26/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 346</a></p> <div id="p30" data-pid="30"><p data-pid="30" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/27/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="30" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/27/0">12/1/2009, p. 16</a></p><p data-pid="30" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/28/0">7/15/1989, p. 24</a></p> </div><p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/8/0">it-1 641,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/8/2"> 727;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/8/4"> it-2 346;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/8/7"> w09 12/1 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/8/9"> w89 7/15 24;</a></p> <p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="sx"></p> <p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/14/0">ad 459,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/14/1"> 519,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/14/2"> 1118-1119;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/14/3"> w68 479;</a><span class="ni"> li 226;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/14/5"> w61 736;</a><span class="ni"> g61 6/8 25;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/14/7"> w59 340;</a><span class="ni"> yw 133;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/14/9"> w56 565</a></p> <p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-20" data-section-citation="040001020040001020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:20</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/15/0">w84 6/15 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/15/2"> w82 2/15 5;</a><span class="ni"> bi12-81 1450;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/15/5"> po 138-139;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/15/8"> ad 922;</a><span class="ni"> bi8-71 1358;</span><span class="ni"> bi12-70 1456;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/15/11"> w69 331;</a><span class="ni"> int69 1148;</span><span class="ni"> bi8-63 3579;</span><span class="ni"> bi12-61 1454;</span><span class="ni"> ns 26</span></p> <p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-21" data-section-citation="040001021040001021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:21</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="se"></p> <div id="p32" data-pid="32"><p data-pid="32" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/29/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="32" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/29/0">12/15/2006, pp. 5-6</a></p> </div><p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="su"><span class="ni"><em>Guidance of God,</em> pp. 19-22</span></p> <p id="p34" data-pid="34" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/9/0">w06 12/15 5-6;</a><span class="ni"> gu 19-22;</span></p> <p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="sx"></p> <p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/16/0">w84 6/15 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/16/2"> hs 88-89;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/16/4"> g76 10/22 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/16/6"> po 138-139;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/16/10"> w71 58;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/16/12"> ad 1201;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/16/13"> w69 620;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/16/14"> w62 234;</a><span class="ni"> ns 210</span></p> <p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-22" data-section-citation="040001022040001022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:22</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p34" data-pid="34" class="se"></p> <div id="p35" data-pid="35"><p data-pid="35" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/31/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="35" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/31/0">11/15/1994, p. 29</a></p> </div><p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/10/0">w94 11/15 29;</a></p> <p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="sx"></p> <p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/17/0">hs 85-88;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/17/2"> ad 822-823;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/17/3"> w69 331;</a><span class="ni"> g69 2/22 29;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/17/5"> w65 617;</a><span class="ni"> im 37;</span><span class="ni"> gv 11;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/17/8"> w59 189;</a><span class="ni"> pn 12</span></p> <p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-23" data-section-citation="040001023040001023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:23</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="se"></p> <p id="p37" data-pid="37" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/32/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> articles 146,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/33/0"> 153</a></p> <p id="p38" data-pid="38" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/34/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 1187-1189</a></p> <p id="p39" data-pid="39" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/35/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1158</a></p> <div id="p40" data-pid="40"><p data-pid="40" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/36/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="40" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/36/0">8/15/2011, pp. 9-10</a></p><p data-pid="40" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/37/0">2/1/2009, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="40" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/38/0">10/1/2008, pp. 4-5</a></p><p data-pid="40" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/39/0">11/15/1994, p. 29</a></p><p data-pid="40" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/40/0">1/15/1992, pp. 22-23</a></p><p data-pid="40" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/41/0">4/1/1987, pp. 12-13</a></p> </div><p id="p41" data-pid="41" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/42/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy I,</em> pp. 107-108</a></p> <p id="p42" data-pid="42" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/43/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 123</a></p> <p id="p43" data-pid="43" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204430/44/0"><em>Reasoning,</em> p. 214</a></p> <p id="p44" data-pid="44" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/0">ijwbq articles 146,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/2"> 153;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/4"> it-1 1187-1189;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/6"> it-2 1158;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/8"> w11 8/15 9-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/10"> w09 2/1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/12"> w08 10/1 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/14"> ip-1 107-108;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/16"> w94 11/15 29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/18"> w92 1/15 22-23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/20"> si 123;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/22"> rs 214;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270040/11/24"> w87 4/1 12-13;</a></p> <p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="sx"></p> <p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/18/0">hs 85-88;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/18/2"> ad 822-823,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/18/3"> 838-839;</a><span class="ni"> g69 2/22 29;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/18/5"> w65 617,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/18/6"> 726;</a><span class="ni"> im 37;</span><span class="ni"> gv 11;</span><span class="ni"> bf 403;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/18/10"> w62 247;</a><span class="ni"> g62 12/22 27;</span><span class="ni"> ns 210;</span><span class="ni"> g60 6/22 28;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/18/14"> w59 189;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/18/15"> w58 690;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/18/16"> w54 351;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020040/18/17"> w52 191;</a><span class="ni"> pn 12</span></p> <p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="40-1-24" data-section-citation="040001024040001024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Matthew 1:24</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span 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includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Matthew</h1> </header> <p id="p1" data-pid="1" class="st"><span id="page1251" class="pageNum" aria-hidden="true" data-no="1251" data-before-text="1251"></span><strong>The Gospel According to Matthew</strong></p> <p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sb"><span id="v40-1-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23261" class="cl vx vp"><strong>1</strong> </a>Genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:</span></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sb"><span id="v40-1-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23262" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>Abraham had a son Isaac; and Isaac, Jacob; and Jacob, Judah and his brothers; </span><span id="v40-1-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23263" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>and Judah, Peres and Zerah by Tamar; and Peres, Hesron; and Hesron, Ram; </span><span id="v40-1-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23264" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>and Ram, Amminadab; and Amminadab, Nahshon; and Nahshon, Salmon; </span><span id="v40-1-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23265" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>and Salmon, Boaz by Rahab; and Boaz, Obed by Ruth; and Obed, Jesse; </span><span id="v40-1-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23266" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>and Jesse, king David; and David, Solomon by Uriah’s widow; </span><span id="v40-1-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23267" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>and Solomon, Rehoboam; and Rehoboam, Abijah; and Abijah, Asa; </span><span id="v40-1-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23268" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>and Asa, Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat, Jehoram; and Jehoram, Uzziah; </span><span id="v40-1-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23269" class="vl vp">9 </a>and Uzziah, Jotham; and Jotham, Ahaz; and Ahaz, Hezekiah; </span><span id="v40-1-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23270" class="vl vp">10 </a>and Hezekiah, Manasseh; and Manasseh, Amon; and Amon, Josiah; </span><span id="v40-1-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23271" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>and Josiah, Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the removal to Babylon. </span><span id="v40-1-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23272" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>And after the removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; and Shealtiel, Zerubbabel; </span><span id="v40-1-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23273" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>and Zerubbabel, Abihud; and Abihud, Eliakim; and Eliakim, Azzur; </span><span id="v40-1-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23274" class="vl vp">14 </a>and Azzur, Sadok; and Sadok, Jachin; and Jachin, Elihud; </span><span id="v40-1-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23275" class="vl vp">15 </a>and Elihud, Eleazar; and Eleazar, Mattan; and Mattan, Jacob; </span><span id="v40-1-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23276" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>and Jacob, Joseph, the husband of Mary who had for her son Jesus, known as the Messiah. </span><span id="v40-1-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23277" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>So there are in all fourteen generations from Abraham down to David, and fourteen generations from David down to the removal to Babylon, and fourteen generations from the removal to Babylon down to the Messiah.</span></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sb"><span id="v40-1-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23278" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>And the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary being engaged to Joseph, before they came together it was found that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit. </span><span id="v40-1-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23279" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>And Joseph her husband, being an honest man and unwilling to make a spectacle of her, wanted to divorce her privately. </span><span id="v40-1-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23280" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>But while he was thinking of this, lo, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take your wife Mary. For what has been generated in her is by the Holy Spirit; </span><span id="v40-1-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23281" class="vl vx vp">21 </a>and she shall bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins. </span><span id="v40-1-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23282" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>And all this has come to pass in order that what was said by the Lord through the prophet in the words </span><span id="v40-1-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23283" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>‘Lo, the maiden shall be pregnant and bear a son, and they shall name him Immanuel’”—which means “God-is-with-us”—“should be fulfilled.” </span><span id="v40-1-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972173/23284" class="vl vx vp">24 </a>And on waking from his sleep Joseph did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took his wife </span><span id="v40-1-25-1" class="v"><a 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