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The ^(F1)record of the genealogy of ^(F2)Jesus the ^(F3)Messiah, ^(C1)the son of David, ^(C2)the son of Abraham:

Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered ^(F1)Judah and his brothers.

Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, ^(C1)Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered ^(F1)Ram.

Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon.

Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse.

Jesse fathered David the king. David ^(C1)fathered Solomon by ^(F1)her who had been the wife of Uriah.

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Solomon ^(C1)fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered ^(F1)Asa.

Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered ^(F1)Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah.

Uzziah fathered ^(F1)Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah.

Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered ^(F1)Amon, and Amon ^(C1)fathered Josiah.

Josiah fathered ^(F1)Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the ^(C1)deportation to Babylon.

After the ^(C1)deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah fathered ^(F1)Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel.

Zerubbabel fathered ^(F1)Abihud, Abihud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor.

Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud.

Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob.

Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, ^(C1)who is called the ^(F1)Messiah.

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the ^(C1)deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the ^(C1)deportation to Babylon to the ^(F1)Messiah, fourteen generations.

Now the birth of Jesus the ^(F1)Messiah was as follows: when His ^(C1)mother Mary had been ^(F2)betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^(C2)found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to ^(F1)(C1)send her away secretly.

But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "^(C1)Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ^(F1)the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

"She will give birth to a Son; and ^(C1)you shall name Him Jesus, for ^(F1)He ^(C2)will save His people from their sins."

Now all this ^(F1)took place so that what was ^(C1)spoken by the Lord through ^(F2)the prophet would be fulfilled:

"^(C1)BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN WILL ^(F1)(C2)CONCEIVE AND GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND THEY SHALL NAME HIM ^(F2)IMMANUEL," which translated means, "^(C3)GOD WITH US."

And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,

^(F1)but kept her a virgin until she ^(C1)gave birth to a Son; and ^(C2)he named Him Jesus.

Now after Jesus was ^(C1)born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of ^(C2)Herod the king, behold, ^(F1)magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

"Where is He who has been born ^(C1)King of the Jews? For we saw ^(C2)His star in the east and have come to worship Him."

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the ^(F1)Messiah was to be born.

They said to him, "^(C1)In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written ^(F1)by ^(F2)the prophet:

'^(C1)AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR FROM YOU WILL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL ^(C2)SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.'"

Then Herod secretly called for the magi and determined from them the exact ^(F1)time ^(C1)the star appeared.

And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him."

After hearing the king, they went on their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on ahead of them until it came to a stop over the place where the Child was to be found.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

And after they came into the house, they saw the Child with ^(C1)His mother Mary; and they fell down and ^(F1)(C2)worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

And after being ^(C1)warned by God ^(C2)in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

Now when they had gone, behold, an ^(C1)angel of the Lord ^(*)(C2)appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him."

So ^(F1)Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt.

He ^(F1)stayed there until the death of Herod; this happened so that what had been spoken by the Lord through ^(F2)the prophet would be fulfilled: "^(C1)OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED ^(C2)MY SON."

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by ^(C1)the magi, he became very enraged, and sent men and ^(C2)killed all the boys who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity ^(F1)who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

"^(C1)A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE."

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord ^(*)(C1)appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

"Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child's life are dead."

So ^(F1)Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being ^(C1)warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,

and came and settled in a city called ^(C1)Nazareth. This happened so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: "He will be called a ^(C2)Nazarene."