Matthew Chapter 1
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
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and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;
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and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;
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and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
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and Jesse begat David the king.
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And David begat Solomon of her
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that had been the wife of Uriah;
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and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;
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and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;
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and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
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and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;
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and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
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And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;
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and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
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and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
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and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
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and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations.
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Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
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And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
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But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in 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 Spirit.
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And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.
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Now all this is come to pass, 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 bring forth a son,
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.
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Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Juda and his brethren;
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and Juda begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram,
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and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon,
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and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse,
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and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;
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and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,
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and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias,
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and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias,
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and Ezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias,
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and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away of Babylon.
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And after the carrying away of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel,
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and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,
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and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,
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and Eliud begat Eliazar, and Eliazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,
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and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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All the generations, therefore, from Abraham to David [were] fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the carrying away of Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen generations.
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Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother, Mary, that is, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of [the] Holy Spirit.
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But Joseph, her husband, being [a] righteous [man], and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly;
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but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to [thee] Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of [the] Holy Spirit.
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And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.
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Now all this came to pass that that 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 bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'
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But Joseph, having awoke up from his sleep, did as the angel of [the] Lord had enjoined him, and took to [him] his wife,
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and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Liber generationis Iesu Christi filii David, filii Abraham.
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Abraham genuit Isaac. Isaac autem genuit Iacob. Iacob autem genuit Iudam, et fratres eius.
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Iudas autem genuit Phares, et Zaram de Thamar. Phares autem genuit Esron. Esron autem genuit Aram.
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Aram autem genuit Aminadab. Aminadab autem genuit Naasson. Naasson autem genuit Salmon.
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Salmon autem genuit Booz de Rahab. Booz autem genuit Obed ex Ruth. Obed autem genuit Iesse. Iesse autem genuit David regem.
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David autem rex genuit Salomonem ex ea, quæ fuit Uriæ.
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Salomon autem genuit Roboam. Roboam autem genuit Abiam. Abias autem genuit Asa.
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Asa autem genuit Iosophat. Iosophat autem genuit Ioram. Ioram autem genuit Oziam.
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Ozias autem genuit Ioatham. Ioatham autem genuit Achaz. Achaz autem genuit Ezechiam.
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Ezechias autem genuit Manassen. Manasses autem genuit Amon. Amon autem genuit Iosiam.
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Iosias autem genuit Iechoniam, et fratres eius in transmigratione Babylonis.
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Et post transmigrationem Babylonis: Iechonias genuit Salathiel. Salathiel autem genuit Zorobabel.
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Zorobabel autem genuit Abiud. Abiud autem genuit Eliacim. Eliacim autem genuit Azor.
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Azor autem genuit Sadoc. Sadoc autem genuit Achim. Achim autem genuit Eliud.
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Eliud autem genuit Eleazar. Eleazar autem genuit Mathan. Mathan autem genuit Iacob.
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Iacob autem genuit Ioseph virum Mariæ, de qua natus est Iesus, qui vocatur Christus.
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Omnes itaque generationes ab Abraham usque ad David, generationes quattuordecim: et a David usque ad transmigrationem Babylonis, generationes quattuordecim: et a transmigratione Bayblonis usque ad Christum, generationes quattuordecim.
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Christi autem generatio sic erat: Cum esset desponsata mater eius Maria Ioseph, antequam convenirent, inventa est in utero habens de Spiritu sancto.
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Ioseph autem vir eius cum esset iustus, et nollet eam traducere: voluit occulte dimittere eam.
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Hæc autem eo cogitante, ecce Angelus Domini apparuit in somnis ei, dicens: Ioseph fili David, noli timere accipere Mariam coniugem tuam: quod enim in ea natum est, de Spiritu sancto est.
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pariet autem filium: et vocabis nomen eius IESUM: ipse enim salvum faciet populum suum a peccatis eorum.
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Hoc autem totum factum est, ut adimpleretur quod dictum est a Domino per Prophetam dicentem:
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Ecce virgo in utero habebit, et pariet filium. et vocabunt nomen eius Emmanuel, quod est interpretatum Nobiscum Deus.
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Exurgens autem Ioseph a somno, fecit sicut præcepit ei angelus Domini, et accepit coniugem suam.
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Et non cognoscebat eam donec peperit filium suum primogenitum: et vocavit nomen eius Iesum.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, 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 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, 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.
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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, 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, 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.”
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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.
wh1881 (wh1881) - Westcott-Hort Greek NT 1881 eBible USFM
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βιβλος γενεσεως ιησου χριστου υιου δαυιδ υιου αβρααμ
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αβρααμ εγεννησεν τον ισαακ ισαακ δε εγεννησεν τον ιακωβ ιακωβ δε εγεννησεν τον ιουδαν και τους αδελφους αυτου
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ιουδας δε εγεννησεν τον φαρες και τον ζαρα εκ της θαμαρ φαρες δε εγεννησεν τον εσρωμ εσρωμ δε εγεννησεν τον αραμ
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αραμ δε εγεννησεν τον αμιναδαβ αμιναδαβ δε εγεννησεν τον ναασσων ναασσων δε εγεννησεν τον σαλμων
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σαλμων δε εγεννησεν τον βοες εκ της ραχαβ βοες δε εγεννησεν τον ιωβηδ εκ της ρουθ ιωβηδ δε εγεννησεν τον ιεσσαι
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ιεσσαι δε εγεννησεν τον δαυιδ τον βασιλεα δαυιδ δε εγεννησεν τον σολομωνα εκ της του ουριου
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σολομων δε εγεννησεν τον ροβοαμ ροβοαμ δε εγεννησεν τον αβια αβια δε εγεννησεν τον ασαφ
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ασαφ δε εγεννησεν τον ιωσαφατ ιωσαφατ δε εγεννησεν τον ιωραμ ιωραμ δε εγεννησεν τον οζιαν
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οζιας δε εγεννησεν τον ιωαθαμ ιωαθαμ δε εγεννησεν τον αχας αχας δε εγεννησεν τον εζεκιαν
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εζεκιας δε εγεννησεν τον μανασση μανασσης δε εγεννησεν τον αμως αμως δε εγεννησεν τον ιωσιαν
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ιωσιας δε εγεννησεν τον ιεχονιαν και τους αδελφους αυτου επι της μετοικεσιας βαβυλωνος
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μετα δε την μετοικεσιαν βαβυλωνος ιεχονιας εγεννησεν τον σαλαθιηλ σαλαθιηλ δε εγεννησεν τον ζοροβαβελ
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ζοροβαβελ δε εγεννησεν τον αβιουδ αβιουδ δε εγεννησεν τον ελιακιμ ελιακιμ δε εγεννησεν τον αζωρ
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αζωρ δε εγεννησεν τον σαδωκ σαδωκ δε εγεννησεν τον αχιμ αχιμ δε εγεννησεν τον ελιουδ
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ελιουδ δε εγεννησεν τον ελεαζαρ ελεαζαρ δε εγεννησεν τον ματθαν ματθαν δε εγεννησεν τον ιακωβ
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ιακωβ δε εγεννησεν τον ιωσηφ τον ανδρα μαριας εξ ης εγεννηθη ιησους ο λεγομενος χριστος
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πασαι ουν αι γενεαι απο αβρααμ εως δαυιδ γενεαι δεκατεσσαρες και απο δαυιδ εως της μετοικεσιας βαβυλωνος γενεαι δεκατεσσαρες και απο της μετοικεσιας βαβυλωνος εως του χριστου γενεαι δεκατεσσαρες
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του δε [ιησου] χριστου η γενεσις ουτως ην μνηστευθεισης της μητρος αυτου μαριας τω ιωσηφ πριν η συνελθειν αυτους ευρεθη εν γαστρι εχουσα εκ πνευματος αγιου
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ιωσηφ δε ο ανηρ αυτης δικαιος ων και μη θελων αυτην δειγματισαι εβουληθη λαθρα απολυσαι αυτην
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ταυτα δε αυτου ενθυμηθεντος ιδου αγγελος κυριου κατ οναρ εφανη αυτω λεγων ιωσηφ υιος δαυιδ μη φοβηθης παραλαβειν μαριαν την γυναικα σου το γαρ εν αυτη γεννηθεν εκ πνευματος εστιν αγιου
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τεξεται δε υιον και καλεσεις το ονομα αυτου ιησουν αυτος γαρ σωσει τον λαον αυτου απο των αμαρτιων αυτων
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τουτο δε ολον γεγονεν ινα πληρωθη το ρηθεν υπο κυριου δια του προφητου λεγοντος
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ιδου η παρθενος εν γαστρι εξει και τεξεται υιον και καλεσουσιν το ονομα αυτου εμμανουηλ ο εστιν μεθερμηνευομενον μεθ ημων ο θεος
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εγερθεις δε [ο] ιωσηφ απο του υπνου εποιησεν ως προσεταξεν αυτω ο αγγελος κυριου και παρελαβεν την γυναικα αυτου
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και ουκ εγινωσκεν αυτην εως [ου] ετεκεν υιον και εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτου ιησουν
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
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Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,
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and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,
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and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
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and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,
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and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her <FI>who had been<Fi> Uriah's,
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and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,
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and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,
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and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,
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and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,
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and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.
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And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,
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and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,
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and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,
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and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,
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and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.
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All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David <FI>are<Fi> fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto the Christ, fourteen generations.
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And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,
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and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.
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And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, `Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten <FI>is<Fi> of the Holy Spirit,
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and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'
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And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
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`Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted `With us <FI>he is<Fi> God.'
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And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,
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and did not know her till she brought forth her son--the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).