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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.
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So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
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The Birth of Jesus the Messiah
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
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‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel’, which means, ‘God is with us.’
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The Visit of the Wise Men
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,
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and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
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“And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel.”’
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Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared.
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Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, ‘Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.’
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The Massacre of the Infants
When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men.
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‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.’
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‘I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’
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and he said to him, ‘All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.’
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And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.’
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As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.
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‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
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‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
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‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
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And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
