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17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to (A)the Christ fourteen generations.

The Birth of Jesus Christ

18 Now the birth of (B)Jesus Christ[a] took place in this way. (C)When his mother Mary had been betrothed[b] to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child (D)from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling (E)to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:18 Some manuscripts of the Christ
  2. Matthew 1:18 That is, legally pledged to be married