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1. The Genealogy of Jesus

   (Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)

2. 1BBEThe book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.BSBBSB: This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
3. 2BBEThe son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers;BSBBSB: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
4. 3BBEAnd the sons of Judah were Perez and Zerah by Tamar; and the son of Perez was Hezron; and the son of Hezron was Ram;BSBBSB: Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
5. 4BBEAnd the son of Ram was Amminadab; and the son of Amminadab was Nahshon; and the son of Nahshon was Salmon;BSBBSB: Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
6. 5BBEAnd the son of Salmon by Rahab was Boaz; and the son of Boaz by Ruth was Obed; and the son of Obed was Jesse;BSBBSB: Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
7. 6BBEAnd the son of Jesse was David the king; and the son of David was Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;BSBBSB: and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
8. 7BBEAnd the son of Solomon was Rehoboam; and the son of Rehoboam was Abijah; and the son of Abijah was Asa;BSBBSB: Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
9. 8BBEAnd the son of Asa was Jehoshaphat; and the son of Jehoshaphat was Joram; and the son of Joram was Uzziah;BSBBSB: Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
10. 9BBEAnd the son of Uzziah was Jotham; and the son of Jotham was Ahaz; and the son of Ahaz was Hezekiah;BSBBSB: Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
11. 10BBEAnd the son of Hezekiah was Manasseh; and the son of Manasseh was Amon; and the son of Amon was Josiah;BSBBSB: Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
12. 11BBEAnd the sons of Josiah were Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the taking away to Babylon.BSBBSB: and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
13. 12BBEAnd after the taking away to Babylon, Jechoniah had a son Shealtiel; and Shealtiel had Zerubbabel;BSBBSB: After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
14. 13BBEAnd Zerubbabel had Abiud; and Abiud had Eliakim; and Eliakim had Azor;BSBBSB: Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
15. 14BBEAnd Azor had Zadok; and Zadok had Achim; and Achim had Eliud;BSBBSB: Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
16. 15BBEAnd Eliud had Eleazar; and Eleazar had Matthan; and Matthan had Jacob;BSBBSB: Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
17. 16BBEAnd the son of Jacob was Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, whose name is Christ.BSBBSB: and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
18. 17BBESo all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the taking away to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the taking away to Babylon to the coming of Christ, fourteen generations.BSBBSB: 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.

19. The Birth of Jesus

    (Isaiah 7:10–16; Luke 2:1–7)

20. 18BBENow the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.BSBBSB: 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.
21. 19BBEAnd Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.BSBBSB: Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
22. 20BBEBut when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.BSBBSB: 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.
23. 21BBEAnd she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.BSBBSB: She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
24. 22BBENow all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,BSBBSB: All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
25. 23BBESee, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.BSBBSB: “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
26. 24BBEAnd Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him, and took her as his wife;BSBBSB: When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
27. 25BBEAnd he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.BSBBSB: But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.