Matthew 1–2

The ^abook of the generation of Jesus Christ, ^bthe son of David, ^cthe son of Abraham. ^2dAbraham begat ^eIsaac; and Isaac begat ^fJacob; and ^gJacob begat Judas and his brethren; ³and ^hJudas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and ⁱPhares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; ⁴and Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; ⁵and Salmon begat Booz of ^kRachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; ⁶and ^lJesse begat David the king; and ^mDavid the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; ⁷ⁿand Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; ⁸and Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; ⁹and Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; ¹⁰and ^oEzekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; ¹¹and ^pJosias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time ^qthey were carried away to Babylon: ¹²and after they were brought to Babylon, ^rJechonias begat ^sSalathiel; and Salathiel begat ^stZorobabel; ¹³and Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; ¹⁴and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; ¹⁵and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; ¹⁶and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. ¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

^18uNow the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child ^wof the Holy Ghost. ¹⁹Then Joseph her husband, being a ^xjust man, and not willing ^yto make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. ²⁰But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him ^zin a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. ^21aAnd she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for ^bhe shall save his people ^cfrom their sins. ²²Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, ^23dBehold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. ²⁴Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: ²⁵and knew her not ^etill she had brought forth ^fher firstborn son: and he ^gcalled his name JESUS.

II.Now when ^aJesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came ^bwise men ^cfrom the east to Jerusalem, ²saying, ^dWhere is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen ^ehis star in the east, and are come to worship him. ³When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴And when he had gathered all the chief priests and ^fscribes of the people together, ^ghe demanded of them where Christ should be born. ⁵And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, ^6hAnd thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. ⁷Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. ⁸And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. ⁹When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. ¹⁰When they saw the star, they ⁱrejoiced with exceeding great joy. ¹¹And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, ^jthey presented unto him gifts; ^kgold, and ^kfrankincense, and ^lmyrrh. ¹²And being warned of God ^min a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

¹³And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph ^min a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. ¹⁴When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: ¹⁵and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, ⁿOut of Egypt have I called my son. ¹⁶Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. ¹⁷Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by ^oJeremie the prophet, saying, ¹⁸In ^pRama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

¹⁹But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth ^min a dream to Joseph in Egypt, ²⁰saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life. ²¹And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. ²²But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God ^min a dream, he turned aside ^qinto the parts of Galilee: ²³and he came and dwelt in a city called ^rNazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken ^sby the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

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