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¹ The booke of the generation of Iesvs Christ the sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham.² Abraham begate Isaac. And Isaac begate Iacob. And Iacob begat Iudas and his brethren.³ And Iudas begate Phares, and Zara of Thamar. And Phares begate Esrom. And Esrom begate Aram.⁴ And Aram begate Aminadab. And Aminadab begate Naasson. And Naasson begat Salmon.⁵ And Salmon begate Booz of Rachab. And Booz begat Obed of Ruth. and Obed begat Iesse.⁶ And Iesse begate Dauid the King. And Dauid the King begate Solomon of her that was the wife of Vrias.⁷ And Solomon begate Roboam. And Roboam begate Abia. And Abia begate Asa.⁸ And Asa begate Iosaphat. And Iosaphat begate Ioram. And Ioram begate Hozias.⁹ And Hozias begat Ioatham. And Ioatham begate Achaz. And Achaz begate Ezekias.¹⁰ And Ezekias begate Manasses. And Manasses begate Amon. And Amon begate Iosias.¹¹ And Iosias begate Iakim. And Iakim begate Iechonias and his brethren about the time they were caried away to Babylon.¹² And after they were caried away into Babylon, Iechonias begate Salathiel. And Salathiel begate Zorobabel.¹³ And Zorobabel begate Abiud. And Abiud begate Eliacim. And Eliacim begate Azor.¹⁴ And Azor begate Sadoc. And Sadoc begate Achim. And Achim begate Eliud.¹⁵ And Eliud begate Eleazar. And Eleazar begate Matthan. And Matthan begate Iacob.¹⁶ And Iacob begat Ioseph ye husbad of Mary, of whom was borne Iesvs, that is called Christ.¹⁷ So all the generations fro Abraham to Dauid, are fourtene generations. And fro Dauid vntil they were caried away into Babylon, fourtene generations: and after they were caried away into Babylon vntill Christ, fourteene generations.

¹⁸ Nowe the birth of Iesvs Christ was thus, When as his mother Mary was betrothed to Ioseph, before they came together, shee was found with childe of the holy Ghost.¹⁹ Then Ioseph her husbande being a iust man, and not willing to make her a publike example, was minded to put her away secretly.²⁰ But whiles he thought these things, behold, the Angel of the Lorde appeared vnto him in a dreame, saying, Ioseph, the sonne of Dauid, feare not to take Mary thy wife: for that which is conceiued in her, is of the holy Ghost.²¹ And she shall bring foorth a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iesvs: for hee shall saue his people from their sinnes.²² And al this was done yt it might be fulfilled, which is spoken of the Lord by ye Prophet, saying,²³ Behold, a virgine shalbe with childe, and shall beare a sonne, & they shal call his name Emmanuel, which is by interpretation, God with vs.²⁴ Then Ioseph, being raised from sleepe, did as the Angel of the Lorde had inioyned him, and tooke his wife.²⁵ But he knew her not, til she had broght forth her first borne sonne, & he called his name Iesus.