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<span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and Jesse begot David the king.</span></p><p><span class="text Matt-1-6">David the king begot Solomon by her <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[b]</a></span><i>who had been the wife</i> of Uriah. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[c]</a></span>Asa. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[d]</a></span>Amon, and Amon begot Josiah. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Josiah begot <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[e]</a></span>Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon.</span></p> <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.</span></p> <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>So all the generations from Abraham to David <i>are</i> fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon <i>are</i> fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ <i>are</i> fourteen generations.</span></p> <h3> Christ Born of Mary</span></h3><p><span class="text Matt-1-18"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then Joseph her husband, being <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[f]</a></span>a just <i>man,</i> and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[g]</a></span>conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[h]</a></span><span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Jesus</span>, for He will save His people from their sins.”</span></p> <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span><span class="oblique">“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,”</span> which is translated, “God with us.”</span></p> <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>and <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[i]</a></span>did not know her till she had brought forth her<span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[j]</a></span> firstborn Son. And he called His name <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Jesus</span>.</span></p> <A name="footnotes"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes:</h4><ol><li id="fen-NKJV-23146a"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Matthew 1:1">Matthew 1:1</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>generation</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-23151b"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Matthew 1:6">Matthew 1:6</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Greek.</span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-23152c"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Matthew 1:7">Matthew 1:7</span> <span class='footnote-text'>NU <i>Asaph</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-23155d"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Matthew 1:10">Matthew 1:10</span> <span class='footnote-text'>NU <i>Amos</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-23156e"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Matthew 1:11">Matthew 1:11</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Or <i>Coniah</i> or <i>Jehoiachin</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-23164f"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Matthew 1:19">Matthew 1:19</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>an upright</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-23165g"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Matthew 1:20">Matthew 1:20</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>begotten</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-23166h"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Matthew 1:21">Matthew 1:21</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>Savior</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-23170i"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Matthew 1:25">Matthew 1:25</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Kept her a virgin</span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-23170j"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Matthew 1:25">Matthew 1:25</span> <span class='footnote-text'>NU <i>a Son</i></span></li></ol></div> <!--end of footnotes--></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. 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