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THE GOSPEL
ACCORDING TO MATTHEW.


CHAPTER I.

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

2. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

3. And Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;

4. And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;

5. And Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

6. And Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

7. And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

8. And Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;

9. And Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

10. And Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;

11. And Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.

12. And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;

13. And Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

14. And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;