Matthew 1:1-17, Luke 1:26-35, Luke 2:1-7 - LSB - Legacy Standard Bible

Matthew 1:1-17

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

The book of the genealogy of ¹Jesus ²Christ, ^athe son of David, ^bthe son of Abraham:
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Abraham ¹was the father of Isaac,

and Isaac was the father of Jacob,

and Jacob was the father of ²Judah and his brothers.

And Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

and ^aPerez was the father of Hezron,

and Hezron was the father of ¹Ram.

And Ram was the father of Amminadab,

and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon,

and Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

And Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab,

and Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth,

and Obed was the father of Jesse.

And Jesse was the father of David the king.

And David ^awas the father of Solomon by ¹the wife of Uriah.

And Solomon ^awas the father of Rehoboam,

and Rehoboam was the father of Abijah,

and Abijah was the father of ¹Asa.

And Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat,

and Jehoshaphat was the father of ¹Joram,

and Joram was the father of Uzziah.

And Uzziah was the father of ¹Jotham,

and Jotham was the father of Ahaz,

and Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.

And Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh,

and Manasseh was the father of ¹Amon,

and Amon was the ^afather of Josiah.

And Josiah was the father of ¹Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the ^adeportation to Babylon.

And after the ^adeportation to Babylon:

Jeconiah was the father of ¹Shealtiel,

and Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel.

And Zerubbabel was the father of ¹Abihud,

and Abihud was the father of Eliakim,

and Eliakim was the father of Azor.

And Azor was the father of Zadok,

and Zadok was the father of Achim,

and Achim was the father of Eliud.

And Eliud was the father of Eleazar,

and Eleazar was the father of Matthan,

and Matthan was the father of Jacob.

And Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, ^awho is called ¹Christ.

17 Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the ^adeportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the ^adeportation to Babylon to ¹the Christ, fourteen generations.

Luke 1:26-35

Jesus’ Birth Foretold

26 Now in the sixth month the angel ^aGabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called ^bNazareth, 27 to ^aa virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, ^bof the ¹house of David, and the virgin’s name was ²Mary. 28 And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, ¹favored one! The Lord ²is with you.” 29 But she ^awas very perplexed at this statement, and was pondering what kind of greeting this was. 30 And the angel said to her, “^aDo not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you ^ashall name Him Jesus. 32 ¹He will be great and will be called the Son of ^athe Most High, and the ²Lord God will give Him ^bthe throne of His father David, 33 ^aand He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, ^band there will be no end of His kingdom.” 34 But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I ¹am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered and said to her, “^aThe Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of ^bthe Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason ¹^cthe holy Child shall be called ^dthe Son of God.

Luke 2:1-7

Jesus Is Born in Bethlehem

Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from ^aCaesar Augustus for a census to be taken of ^ball ¹the inhabited earth. 2 ¹This was the first census taken while ²Quirinius was governor of ^aSyria. 3 And everyone was going to be registered for the census, each to his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because ^ahe was of the house and family of David, 5 in order to register along with Mary, who was betrothed to him, and was with child. 6 Now it happened that while they were there, the days were fulfilled for her to give birth. 7 And she ^agave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a ¹manger, because there was no place for them in the ²guest room.