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Matthew 1
Matthew opens not with a birth but with a list: forty-two fathers from Abraham to Joseph, deliberately grouped into three sets of fourteen (v. 17). Four women break the male sequence — Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Uriah's wife — each tied to scandal or foreignness. Watch how verse 16 snaps the pattern: instead of Joseph fathering Jesus, the line stops at "Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus." The genealogy sets up the puzzle the second half solves.
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The book of the genealogy 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 King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
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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 Zadok. Zadok 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: After his mother, Mary, was 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, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
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She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him 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 give birth to 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 given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
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Livro da genealogia de Jesus Cristo, filho de Davi, filho de Abraão.
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Abraão gerou a Isaque. Isaque gerou a Jacó. Jacó gerou a Judá e a seus irmãos.
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Judá gerou a Perez e a Zerá, de Tamar. Perez gerou a Esrom. Esrom gerou a Arão.
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Arão gerou a Aminadabe. Aminadabe gerou a Naassom. Naassom gerou a Salmom.
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Salmom gerou a Boaz, de Raabe. Boaz gerou a Obede, de Rute. Obede gerou a Jessé.
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Jessé gerou ao rei Davi. O rei Davi gerou a Salomão, daquela que tinha sido mulher de Urias.
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Salomão gerou a Roboão. Roboão gerou a Abias. Abias gerou a Asa.
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Asa gerou a Josafá. Josafá gerou a Jorão. Jorão gerou a Uzias.
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Uzias gerou a Jotão. Jotão gerou a Acaz. Acaz gerou a Ezequias.
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Ezequias gerou a Manassés. Manassés gerou a Amom. Amom gerou a Josias.
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Josias gerou a Jeconias e a seus irmãos, na época do exílio para a Babilônia.
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Depois do exílio para a Babilônia, Jeconias gerou a Salatiel. Salatiel gerou a Zorobabel.
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Zorobabel gerou a Abiúde. Abiúde gerou a Eliaquim. Eliaquim gerou a Azor.
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Azor gerou a Zadoque. Zadoque gerou a Aquim. Aquim gerou a Eliúde.
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Eliúde gerou a Eleazar. Eleazar gerou a Matã. Matã gerou a Jacó.
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Jacó gerou a José, marido de Maria, da qual nasceu Jesus, que é chamado Cristo.
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De modo que todas as gerações, desde Abraão até Davi, são catorze gerações; de Davi até o exílio para a Babilônia, catorze gerações; e da deportação para a Babilônia até o Cristo, catorze gerações.
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Ora, o nascimento de Jesus Cristo foi assim: Estando Maria, sua mãe, noiva de José, antes de se unirem, ela se achou grávida pelo Espírito Santo.
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José, seu marido, sendo um homem justo e não querendo expô-la à desonra pública, pretendia deixá-la secretamente.
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Mas, enquanto ele pensava nestas coisas, eis que um anjo do Senhor apareceu a ele em sonho, dizendo: “José, filho de Davi, não tenha medo de receber Maria como sua esposa, pois o que nela foi gerado é do Espírito Santo.
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Ela dará à luz um filho. Você lhe dará o nome de Jesus, pois é ele quem salvará o seu povo dos pecados deles.”
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Ora, tudo isso aconteceu para que se cumprisse o que foi dito pelo Senhor por meio do profeta, dizendo:
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“Eis que a virgem ficará grávida, e dará à luz um filho. Eles o chamarão pelo nome de Emanuel,” que, traduzido, é: “Deus conosco”.
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José despertou do sono e fez como o anjo do Senhor lhe havia ordenado, e recebeu sua esposa;
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e não teve relações com ela até que ela desse à luz seu filho primogênito. E ele lhe deu o nome de Jesus.
Why Joseph stays in the story
If Jesus is not Joseph's biological son, why catalog Joseph's ancestry at all? The angel's address — "Joseph, son of David" (v. 20) — is the answer: by naming the child, Joseph legally adopts him into David's line, making Jesus heir to the throne. The name Jesus is explained by mission ("save his people from their sins"), and Immanuel, "God with us," by Isaiah's prophecy.
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