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¹ The booke of the generation of Iesus Christ, the sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham. ² Abraham begate Isaac, and Isaac begate Iacob, and Iacob begate 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 begate Salmon. ⁵ And Salmon begat Boos of Rachab, and Boos begate Obed of Ruth, and Obed begate Iesse. ⁶ And Iesse begate Dauid the King, & Dauid the King begat Solomon of her that had bin the wife of Urias. ⁷ And Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begate Abia, and Abia begate Asa. ⁸ And Asa begate Iosaphat, and Iosaphat begate Ioram, and Ioram begate Ozias. ⁹ And Ozias begat Ioatham, and Ioatham begate Achas, and Achas begate Ezekias. ¹⁰ And Ezekias begate Manasses, and Manasses begate Amon, and Amon begate Iosias. ¹¹ And Iosias begate Iechonias and his brethren, about the time they were caried away to Babylon. ¹² And after they were brought to Babylon, Iechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begate Zorobabel. ¹³ And Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begate Azor. ¹⁴ And Azor begat Sadoc, & Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud. ¹⁵ And Eliud begate Eleazar, and Eleazar begate Matthan, and Matthan begate Iacob. ¹⁶ And Iacob begate Ioseph the husband of Mary, of whom was borne Iesus, who is called Christ. ¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to Dauid, are fourteene generations: and from Dauid vntill the carying away into Babylon, are foureteene generations: and from the carying away into Babylon vnto Christ, are fourteene generations.

¹⁸ Now the birth of Iesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Ioseph (before they came together) shee was found with childe of the holy Ghost. ¹⁹ Then Ioseph her husband being a iust man, and not willing to make her a publique example, was minded to put her away priuily. ²⁰ But while hee thought on these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared vnto him in a dreame, saying, Ioseph thou sonne of Dauid, feare not to take vnto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceiued in her, is of the holy Ghost. ²¹ And she shall bring forth a sonne, and thou shalt call his Name Iesus: for hee shall saue his people from their sinnes. ²² (Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the Prophet, saying, ²³ Behold, a Uirgin shall be with childe, and shall bring foorth a sonne, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted, is, God with vs.) ²⁴ Then Ioseph, being raised from sleepe, did as the Angel of the Lord had bidden him, & tooke vnto him his wife: ²⁵ And knewe her not, till shee had brought forth her first borne sonne, and he called his name Iesus.