2 Abraham begat Isaac; and 14 And Azor begat Sadoc; Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob and Sadoc begat Achim; and begat Judas and his breth-Achim begat Eliud; ren; 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; 5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; 7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; 9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; 15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not will10 And Ezekias begat Ma-ing to make her a public exnasses; and Manasses begat ample, was minded to put her Amon; and Amon begat Jo-away privily. 20 But while he thought on sias; 11 And Josias begat Jecho- these things, behold, the angel The wise men ST. MATTEET: of the Lord appeared ing the east. a heart free Things, he was him in a dream, saying. To me and Jerusalem seph, thon son of Dard fear not to take unto thee lay 4xoi vien be had gathered thy wife: for that which is bechotyrests and scribes conceived in her s of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring for of the peale together, he de where Christ icides to him, In a son, and thou shalt ca s name JESUS: for he & Bechetem Tales: for thus save his people from their it swten the prophet. sins, 2 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfed which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, and it Pala art not the least SATIN Bethlehem, in the among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a people Israel. Geremor, that shall rule my 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring Then Herod, when he had forth a son, and they shall privy called the wise men, call his name Emmanuel, Emmanuel inquired of them diligently which being interpreted is what time the star appeared. God with us. 24 Then Joseph being raised lehem, and said. Go and search And be sent them to Bethfrom sleep did as the angel of diligently for the young child; the Lord had bidden him, and, and when ye have found him, took unto him his wife: 25 And knew her not till she may come and worship him bring me word again, that I had brought forth her first- also. born son: and he called his name JESUS. CHAPTER 2. 1 The wise men out of the east are direct ed to Christ by star. 11 They worship him, and offer their presents. 14 Josepà | Ifleeth into Egypt, with Jesus and his mother. 16 Herod slayeth the chil dren: 20 himself dieth. 23 Christ is brought back again into Galilee to Nasareth. 9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in it came and stood over where the east, went before them, till the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, great joy. they rejoiced with exceeding 11 1 And when they were No OW when Jesus was born come into the house, they saw in Bethlehem of Judea in the young child with Mary the days of Herod the king, his mother, and fell down, behold, there came wise men and worshipped him: and from the east to Jerusalem, 3 When Herod the king had 4 treasures, they presented unto when they had opened their him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned of God not return to Herod, they dein a dream that they should Herod's cruelty. 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John preacheth. parted into their own country | rael: for they are dead which another way. sought the young child's life. 13 And when they were de- 21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. parted, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: 15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. CHAPTER 3. 1 John preacheth: his office: life, and hap- 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And the same John had his 18 In Rama was there a voice raiment of camel's hair, and heard, lamentation, and weep- a leathern girdle about his ing, and great mourning, Ra-loins; and his meat was lochel weeping for her children, custs and wild honey. and would not be comforted, because they are not. 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. 20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his moth- 7 But when he saw many er, and go into the land of Is- of the Pharisees and Saddu |