1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren ;
3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar ; and Phares begat Esrom ; and Esrom begat Aram ;
4 And Aram begat Aminadab ; and Aminadab begat Naasson ; and Naas- Bon begat Salmon ;
5 And Salmon begat Booz of Ea- chab ; and Booz begat Obed of Euth ; and Obed begat Jesse ;
6 And Jesse begat David the king ; and David the king begat Solomon of her tliat had leen the wife of Urias ;
7 And Solomon begat Eoboam ; and Eoboam begat Abia ; and Abia begat Asa;
8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram ; and Joram begat Ozias ;
9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz be- gat Ezekias ;
10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon ; and Amon begat Josias ;
11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon :
12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel ; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel ;
13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud ; and Abiud begat Ehakim ; and Eliakim begat Azor ;
14 And Azor begat Sadoc; andSadoc begat Achim ; and Achim begat Ehud ;
15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan ; and Matthan begat JacoD ;
16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations, from Abraham to David, are fourteen gen- erations ; and from David, until the canyiug away into Babylon, are four- teen generations ; and from the carry- ing away into Babylon unto Christ, are fourteen generations.
These verses begfii the New Testament. Let us always read tliem with serious and solemn feelings. The book before us contains not the word of men, but of God. Every verse in it was written by inspiration of the Holy Ghost.