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The Book of Jesus Chapter One: The life of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John in easy-to-read, chronological format.
Matthan the father of Jacob;
and Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary; of her was born Jesus who is called Christ.
So the sum of generations from Abraham to David are fourteen; and from David to the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen; and
from the carrying away into Babylon to Christ are fourteen.
Matthew 1:1-17
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Mary and Joseph
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NARRATOR.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred in this manner: His mother Mary was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph. But
before they came to live together, she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, being a just man and not
willing to make her a public example, decided to privately divorce her. But while he was considering this, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream:
ANGEL.
Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child which has been conceived in her is of the Holy
Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, for he is the one who will save his people from their sins.
NARRATOR.
Now all this took place to fulfill the words spoken by the Lord through the prophet Isaiah: "Listen! The virgin will conceive and give
birth to a son and they will call his name Immanuel,..." a name which means, God is with us.
When Joseph woke from his sleep he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did
not have intercourse with her until she had given birth to her firstborn son; and he named him Jesus.
Matthew 1:18-25
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The Birth of Jesus and Visit of the Shepherds
NARRATOR.
Now about the time John the Baptist was born; Caesar Augustus, the Roman Emperor, issued a decree for a census of the whole
Roman Empire to be taken. This census, which was the first, took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone was
required to return to his ancestral home to be registered. So Joseph, who was of David's house and lineage, set out from the town of
Nazareth in Galilee and traveled up to Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, in order to be registered together with
Mary, his espoused wife, who was with child and well along in her pregnancy. While they were there, the time came for her child to
be born, and she gave birth to a son, her first-born. She wrapped him in cloth strips and laid him in a manger, because there was no
room for them in the inn.
In the countryside near Bethlehem were shepherds who were living in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks during the night.
And it occurred that the angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were terrified, but the
angel said to them:
ANGEL.
Don't be afraid. Listen! I bring you news of great joy, a joy which will be shared by all people. Today in the city of David a saviour
has been born to you and he is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and
lying in a manger.
NARRATOR.
And suddenly there with the angel was a great throne of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
'Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth for all men who enjoy his favor.'
Now when the angels had gone from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another:
SHEPHERDS.
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