LITMIR.BIZ

THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW.

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CHAPTER I.

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THE GENEALOGY AND BIRTH OF CHRIST.

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      1 ^1:1AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. ^1:2Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers; ^1:3and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah by Thamar; and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram, ^1:4and Ram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Nashon, and Nashon begat Salmon, ^1:5and Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed by Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, ^1:6and Jesse begat David the king.

      2 And David begat Solomon by the wife of Uriah, ^1:7and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa, ^1:8and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram, and Jehoram begat Uzziah, ^1:9and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah, ^1:10and Hezekiah begat Manassah, and Manassah begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah, ^1:11and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brothers at the Babylonian exile.

      3 ^1:12After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubabel, ^1:13and Zerubabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azar, ^1:14and Azar begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud, ^1:15and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob, ^1:16and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, called Christ. ^1:17All the generations therefore, from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations; and from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ, fourteen generations.

      4 ^1:18The birth of Christ was thus. His mother Mary having been espoused to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. ^1:19But Joseph her husband being a righteous man, and not wishing to make her an example, was designing to put her away privately. ^1:20But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit, ^1:21and she shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.

      5 ^1:22But all this was done, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying; ^1:23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is interpreted, God is with us. ^1:24And when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took his wife, ^1:25and knew her not till she bore a son, and he called his name Jesus.

CHAPTER II.

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THE INFANCY OF CHRIST.

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      1 ^2:1AND Jesus being born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold Magi came from the East to Jerusalem, saying, ^2:2Where is the king of the Jews born? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him. ^2:3And Herod the king hearing this was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; ^2:4and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ is born. ^2:5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet; ^2:6And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah, for out of you shall come a governor who shall rule my people Israel.

      2 ^2:7Then Herod, calling the Magi secretly, asked them the precise time when the star appeared; ^2:8and sending them to Bethlehem, said, Go and inquire diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, tell me, that I also may come and worship him. ^2:9And hearing the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they saw in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. ^2:10And seeing the star they rejoiced with great joy; ^2:11and coming into the house they saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they presented him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. ^2:12And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their country another way.

      3 ^2:13And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy it. ^2:14And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and fled into Egypt, ^2:15and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled, which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.

      4 ^2:16Then Herod seeing that he was despised by the Magi, was exceedingly angry, and sent and destroyed all the children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the precise time which he had learned of the Magi. ^2:17Thus was fulfilled the word spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying; ^2:18A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted because they were not.

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