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- Matthew 1:2
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Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
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- Matthew 1:3
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Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
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- Matthew 1:4
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Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
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- Matthew 1:5
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Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
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- Matthew 1:6
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and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
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- Matthew 1:7
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Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
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- Matthew 1:8
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Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
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- Matthew 1:9
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Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
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- Matthew 1:10
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Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
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- Matthew 1:11
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and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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- Matthew 1:12
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After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
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- Matthew 1:13
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Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
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- Matthew 1:14
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Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
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- Matthew 1:15
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Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
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- Matthew 1:16
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and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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- Matthew 1:18
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This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
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- Matthew 1:19
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Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
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- Matthew 1:20
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But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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- Matthew 1:21
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She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
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- Matthew 1:22
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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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- Matthew 1:24
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When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
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- Matthew 2:1
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After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
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- Matthew 2:3
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When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
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- Matthew 2:5
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“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
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- Matthew 2:8
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And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
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- Matthew 2:9
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After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
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- Matthew 2:10
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
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- Matthew 2:13
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When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
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- Matthew 2:14
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So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
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- Matthew 2:19
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After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
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- Matthew 2:21
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So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
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- Matthew 2:22
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But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
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- Matthew 3:1
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In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
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- Matthew 3:4
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John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
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- Matthew 3:7
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But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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- Matthew 3:10
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The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
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- Matthew 3:11
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I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
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- Matthew 3:12
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His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
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- Matthew 3:14
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But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
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- Matthew 3:15
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“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
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- Matthew 3:16
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As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
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- Matthew 4:4
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But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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- Matthew 4:12
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When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
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- Matthew 4:18
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As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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- Matthew 4:20
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And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
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- Matthew 4:22
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and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
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- Matthew 5:1
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When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
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- Matthew 5:13
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You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
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- Matthew 5:19
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So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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- Matthew 5:21
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You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
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