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The^(a) historical record^[a](b) of Jesus Christ, the Son of David,^(c) the Son of Abraham:^(d)

Abraham fathered^[b] Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,^(e)

Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram,^(f)

Aram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon,

Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, Obed fathered Jesse,^(g)

and Jesse fathered King David. Then^[c] David fathered Solomon by Uriah's wife,^(h)

Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, Abijah fathered Asa,^[d]

Asa^[e] fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram,^[f] Joram fathered Uzziah,⁽ⁱ⁾

Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,

Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered Amon,^[g] Amon fathered Josiah,^(j)

and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.^(k)

Then after the exile to Babylon Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel, Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,

Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, Abiud fathered Eliakim, Eliakim fathered Azor,^(l)

Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, Achim fathered Eliud,

Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, Matthan fathered Jacob,

and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to^[h] Jesus who is called the Messiah.^(m)

So all the generations from Abraham to David were 14 generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, 14 generations.⁽ⁿ⁾

The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.^(o)

So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man,^(p) and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.^(q)

But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.^(r)

She will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus,^[i](s) because He will save His people from their sins."^(t)

Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name Him Immanuel ,^[j] which is translated "God is with us."^(u)

When Joseph got up from sleeping, he did as the Lord's angel had commanded him. He married her^(v)

but did not know her intimately until she gave birth to a son.^[k] And he named Him Jesus.^(w)