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Matthew 1:1-17New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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1 The book of the history* of Jesus Christ,* son of David,+ son of Abraham:+
2 Abraham became father to Isaac;+
Isaac became father to Jacob;+
Jacob became father to Judah+ and his brothers;
3 Judah became father to Peʹrez and Zeʹrah+ by Taʹmar;
Peʹrez became father to Hezʹron;+
Hezʹron became father to Ram;+
4 Ram became father to Am·minʹa·dab;
Am·minʹa·dab became father to Nahʹshon;+
Nahʹshon became father to Salʹmon;
5 Salʹmon became father to Boʹaz by Raʹhab;+
Boʹaz became father to Oʹbed by Ruth;+
Oʹbed became father to Jesʹse;+
David became father to Solʹo·mon+ by the wife of U·riʹah;
7 Solʹo·mon became father to Re·ho·boʹam;+
Re·ho·boʹam became father to A·biʹjah;
A·biʹjah became father to Aʹsa;+
8 Aʹsa became father to Je·hoshʹa·phat;+
Je·hoshʹa·phat became father to Je·hoʹram;+
Je·hoʹram became father to Uz·ziʹah;
9 Uz·ziʹah became father to Joʹtham;+
Joʹtham became father to Aʹhaz;+
Aʹhaz became father to Hez·e·kiʹah;+
10 Hez·e·kiʹah became father to Ma·nasʹseh;+
Ma·nasʹseh became father to Aʹmon;+
Aʹmon became father to Jo·siʹah;+
11 Jo·siʹah+ became father to Jec·o·niʹah+ and to his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.+
12 After the deportation to Babylon, Jec·o·niʹah became father to She·alʹti·el;
She·alʹti·el became father to Ze·rubʹba·bel;+
13 Ze·rubʹba·bel became father to A·biʹud;
A·biʹud became father to E·liʹa·kim;
E·liʹa·kim became father to Aʹzor;
14 Aʹzor became father to Zaʹdok;
Zaʹdok became father to Aʹchim;
Aʹchim became father to E·liʹud;
15 E·liʹud became father to El·e·aʹzar;
El·e·aʹzar became father to Matʹthan;
Matʹthan became father to Jacob;
16 Jacob became father to Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born,+ who is called Christ.+
17 All the generations, then, from Abraham until David were 14 generations; from David until the deportation to Babylon, 14 generations; from the deportation to Babylon until the Christ, 14 generations.
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