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Matthew 1:8 (NIV)
Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
Matthew 1:9 (NIV)
Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
Matthew 1:10 (NIV)
Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
Matthew 1:11 (NIV)
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
Matthew 1:12 (NIV)
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Matthew 1:13 (NIV)
Zerubbabel the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
Matthew 1:14 (NIV)
Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Elihud,
Matthew 1:15 (NIV)
Elihud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
Matthew 1:16 (NIV)
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
Matthew 1:17 (NIV)
Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.
Matthew 1:18 (NIV)
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about : His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:19 (NIV)
Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
Matthew 1:20 (NIV)
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:21 (NIV)
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.”
Matthew 1:22 (NIV)
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Matthew 1:23 (NIV)
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
Matthew 1:24 (NIV)
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
Matthew 1:25 (NIV)
But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
Matthew 3:1 (NIV)
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Matthew 3:3 (NIV)
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ”
Matthew 3:4 (NIV)
John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Matthew 3:5 (NIV)
People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.
Matthew 3:6 (NIV)
Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Matthew 3:7 (NIV)
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Matthew 3:8 (NIV)
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.