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1. The Genealogy of Jesus

   (Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38)

2. 1UEBThe book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.BSBBSB: This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
3. 2UEBAbraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of 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. 3UEBJudah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.BSBBSB: Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
5. 4UEBRam was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.BSBBSB: Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
6. 5UEBSalmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.BSBBSB: Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
7. 6UEBJesse was the father of David the king, David the father of Solomon by 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. 7UEBSolomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa.BSBBSB: Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
9. 8UEBAsa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram an ancestor of Uzziah.BSBBSB: Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
10. 9UEBUzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.BSBBSB: Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
11. 10UEBHezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.BSBBSB: Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
12. 11UEBJosiah was an ancestor of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.BSBBSB: and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
13. 12UEBAfter the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was an ancestor of Zerubbabel.BSBBSB: After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
14. 13UEBZerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.BSBBSB: Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
15. 14UEBAzor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.BSBBSB: Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
16. 15UEBEliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.BSBBSB: Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
17. 16UEBJacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.BSBBSB: and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
18. 17UEBAll the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the 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. 18UEBThe birth of Jesus Christ happened in the following way. His mother, Mary, was engaged to marry Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant 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. 19UEBHer husband, Joseph, was a righteous man, and he did not want to disgrace her publicly. So he decided to secretly end his engagement with her.BSBBSB: Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
22. 20UEBAs he thought about these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, because the one who is conceived in her is conceived by 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. 21UEBShe will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people 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. 22UEBAll this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,BSBBSB: All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
25. 23UEB"Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel"—which means, "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. 24UEBJoseph woke up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and he 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. 25UEBBut he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Then he called his name Jesus.BSBBSB: But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.