One Year Bible New Testament Sampler, Floral Paradise - Flipbook - Page 13
All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from
David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah.
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This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to
Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant
through the power of the Holy Spirit. 19Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man
and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.
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As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was
conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he
will save his people from their sins.”
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All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
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“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,
which means ‘God is with us.’”
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When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his
wife. 25But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named
him Jesus.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some
wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2“Where is the newborn king of the
Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
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King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. 4He
called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the
Messiah supposed to be born?”
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“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
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‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
are not least among the ruling cities of Judah,
for a ruler will come from you
who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”
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Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the
time when the star first appeared. 8Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for
the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”
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After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east
guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child
was. 10When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11They entered the house and saw the
child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their
treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had
warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.
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