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The book of the lineage of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. |
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Abraham conceived Isaac. And Isaac conceived Jacob. And Jacob conceived Judah and his brothers. |
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And Judah conceived Perez and Zerah by Tamar. And Perez conceived Hezron. And Hezron conceived Ram. |
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And Ram conceived Amminadab. And Amminadab conceived Nahshon. And Nahshon conceived Salmon. |
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And Salmon conceived Boaz by Rahab. And Boaz conceived Obed by Ruth. And Obed conceived Jesse. |
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And Jesse conceived king David. And king David conceived Solomon, by her who had been the wife of Uriah. |
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And Solomon conceived Rehoboam. And Rehoboam conceived Abijah. And Abijah conceived Asa. |
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And Asa conceived Jehoshaphat. And Jehoshaphat conceived Joram. And Joram conceived Uzziah. |
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And Uzziah conceived Jotham. And Jotham conceived Ahaz. And Ahaz conceived Hezekiah. |
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And Hezekiah conceived Manasseh. And Manasseh conceived Amos. And Amos conceived Josiah. |
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And Josiah conceived Jechoniah and his brothers in the transmigration of Babylon. |
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And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechoniah conceived Shealtiel. And Shealtiel conceived Zerubbabel. |
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And Zerubbabel conceived Abiud. And Abiud conceived Eliakim. And Eliakim conceived Azor. |
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And Azor conceived Zadok. And Zadok conceived Achim. And Achim conceived Eliud. |
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And Eliud conceived Eleazar. And Eleazar conceived Matthan. And Matthan conceived Jacob. |
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And Jacob conceived Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. |
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And so, all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the transmigration of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the transmigration of Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations. |