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Matthew 1:14-20

14AzorG107 was the father ofG1080 ZadokG4524, ZadokG4524 the father ofG1080 AchimG885, andG1161 AchimG885 the father ofG1080 EliudG1664.

15EliudG1664 was the father ofG1080 EleazarG1648,EleazarG1648 the father ofG1080 MatthanG3157,MatthanG3157 the father ofG1080 JacobG2384,16andG1161 JacobG2384 the father ofG1080 JosephG2501, theG3588 husbandG435 of MaryG3137,ofG1537 whomG3739 was bornG1080 JesusG2424, whoG3588 is calledG3004 ChristG5547.

17In allG3956, thenG3767, there were fourteenG1180G3588G1074 generationsG1074 fromG575 AbrahamG11 toG2193 DavidG1138, fourteenG1180 fromG575 DavidG1138 toG2193 theG3588 exileG3350 to BabylonG897, andG2532 fourteenG1180 fromG575 theG3588 exileG3350G897 toG2193 theG3588 ChristG5547.

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This is howG3779 theG3588 birthG1078 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 came aboutG1510: HisG846 motherG3384 MaryG3137 was pledged in marriageG3423 to JosephG2501, butG2228 beforeG4250 theyG846 came togetherG4905, she was foundG2147 to be with childG2192G1722G1064 throughG1537 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 19BecauseG1161 JosephG2501 herG846 husbandG435 wasG1510 a righteous manG1342 andG2532 was unwillingG3361G2309 to disgrace her publiclyG846G1165, he resolvedG1014 to divorceG630 herG846 quietlyG2977.

20ButG1161 afterG846 he had ponderedG1760 these thingsG3778, an angelG32 of the LordG2962 appearedG5316 to himG846 inG2596 a dreamG3677 and saidG3004, “JosephG2501, sonG5207 of DavidG1138, do not be afraidG5399G3361 to embraceG3880 MaryG3137 as yourG4771 wifeG1135, forG1063 theG3588 One conceivedG1080 inG1722 herG846 isG1510 fromG1537 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.

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