I 2 2 1 Christ THE book of the generation of Jesus Or, The geneChrist, the son of David, the son of Abraham. alogy of Jesus Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begator, birth : as Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his bre- in ver. 18. 3 thren; and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hez ૩ 4 ron begat Ram; and Ram begat Amminadab; * Gr. Aram. and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon 5 begat Salmon; and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and 6 Obed begat Jesse; and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had 7 been the wife of Uriah; and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and 8 Abijah begat Asa; and *Asa begat Jehosha- ‘Gr. Asaph. phat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and 9 Joram begat Uzziah; and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz 10 begat Hezekiah; and Hezekiah begat Manas seh; and Manasseh begat 5 Amon; and Amon Gr. Amos. 11 begat Josiah; and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the 'carrying away Or, removal to Babylon. 12 6 to Babylon And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat 'Shealtiel; and Shealtiel be- Gr. Salathiel. 13 gat Zerubbabel; and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat 14 Azor; and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc B 92 begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; and 15 So all the generations from Abraham unto 17 to Babylon 2 Or, generation: as in ver. I. authorities read of the 4 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this 18 wise: When his mother Mary had been be* Some ancient trothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, 19 and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. But 20 when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife for that * Gr. begotten. which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son; 21 and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. Now all this is come to pass, that it might be 22 fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 6 Gr Emmanuel. Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and 23 And 24 And they shall call his name "Immanuel; 1 2 I 2 Compare Esther i. 13; Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, 1wise men from the east came to 'Gr. Magi. 2 Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the 3 east, and are come to worship him. And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, 4 and all Jerusalem with him. And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ 5 should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written 3 by the prophet, 6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Which shall be shepherd of my people Israel. 7 Then Herod privily called the 'wise men, and learned of them carefully what time the star 8 appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out carefully concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may 9 come and worship him. And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the 10 young child was. And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, 12 gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. born? 3 Or, through Now when they were departed, behold, an 13 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 tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. And 14 he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod that 15 it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son. Then Herod, when 16 he saw that he was mocked of the 'wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully learned of the 'wise men. Or, through Then was fulfilled that which was spoken 2by 17 Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'Gr. Magi. A voice was heard in Ramah, And she would not be comforted, because 1 18 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel 19 of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, Arise and take the young 20 child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life. And he arose and took the 21 young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Ar- 22 chelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee, and came and 23 dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might 3 1 be fulfilled which was spoken 1by the prophets, 'Or, through that he should be called a Nazarene. And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, 2 saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven 3 is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of 'by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the |