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The Gospel According to St. Matthew

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- Chapter 1 -

(Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)
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This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
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Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.(a)
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Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
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Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
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and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
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Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.(b)
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Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
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Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
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Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon,(c) Amon the father of Josiah,
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and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
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Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
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Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
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Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
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and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

The Birth of Jesus

(Isaiah 7:10–16; Luke 2:1–7)
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This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
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Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
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But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus,(d) because He will save His people from their sins.”
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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel”(e) (which means, “God with us”(f)).
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When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
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But he had no union with her (g) until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.

Footnotes

(a)1:3 Greek Aram, a variant of Ram; also in verse 4; see 1 Chronicles 2:9–10.
(b)1:7 Greek Asaph, a variant of Asa; also in verse 8; see 1 Chronicles 3:10.
(c)1:10 Greek Amōs, a variant spelling of Amon; twice in this verse; see 1 Chronicles 3:14.
(d)1:21 Jesus means The LORD saves.
(e)1:23 Literally they will call His name Immanuel; Isaiah 7:14 (see also DSS)
(f)1:23 See Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 8:8, and Isaiah 8:10.
(g)1:25 Literally he did not know her
(Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)
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The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,(a) the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
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Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
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Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
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Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
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Jesse became the father of King David. David the king (b) became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
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Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
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Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
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Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
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Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
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Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
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Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
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Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
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Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
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Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus,(c) who is called Christ.
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So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

The Birth of Jesus

(Isaiah 7:10–16; Luke 2:1–7)
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Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
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Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
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But when he thought about these things, behold,(d) an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
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She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus,(e) for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
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Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
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“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”(f)
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Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
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and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.

Footnotes

(a)1:1 Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean “Anointed One”
(b)1:6 NU omits “the king”.
(c)1:16 “Jesus” means “Salvation”.
(d)1:20 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
(e)1:21 “Jesus” means “Salvation”.
(f)1:23 ℘ Isaiah 7:14
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