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Malachi 4

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

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Chapter 1

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  The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.  

 

 

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  Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.  

 

 

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  Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.  

 

 

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  Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.  

 

 

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  Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.  

 

 

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  Jesse became the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.  

 

 

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  Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.  

 

 

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  Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.  

 

 

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  Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.  

 

 

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  Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.  

 

 

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  Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.  

 

 

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  After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.  

 

 

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  Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.  

 

 

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  Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.  

 

 

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  Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.  

 

 

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  Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.  

 

 

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  So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.  

 

 

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  Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; because when his mother, Mary, had been engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.  

 

 

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  Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.  

 

 

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  But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, you son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.  

 

 

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  She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name JESUS, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.'  

 

 

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  Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,  

 

 

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  'Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;' which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'  

 

 

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  Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;  

 

 

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  and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him JESUS.  

 

 

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Matthew 2

 

 

 

 

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