Topic
Genealogy
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But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, — read the full passage →
Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. — read the full passage →
These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: — read the full passage →
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, — read the full passage →
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, — read the full passage →
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. — read the full passage →
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; — read the full passage →
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. — read the full passage →
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, — read the full passage →
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben. — read the full passage →
And the sons of Dan; Hushim. — read the full passage →
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham: — read the full passage →
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; — read the full passage →
Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, — read the full passage →
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. — read the full passage →
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. — read the full passage →
Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. — read the full passage →
Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael. — read the full passage →
Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. — read the full passage →
Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. — read the full passage →
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: — read the full passage →
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; — read the full passage →
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →
Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: — read the full passage →
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. — read the full passage →
Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, — read the full passage →
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, — read the full passage →
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
Adam, Sheth, Enosh, — read the full passage →
For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
The same was in the beginning with God.
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