clarification in the translation. T h e G o s p e l Ac c o r d i n g t o ST Matthew Chapter 1 10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Christ is born of Mary—She conceives Amon begat Josias; by the power of the Holy Ghost—Our 11 And Josias begat Jechonias and Lord is named Jesus. his brethren, about the time they T he book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of aDavid, the son of Abraham. 2 aAbraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat bJudas were carried away to a Babylon: 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat a Zorobabel; 13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and and his brethren; Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim 3 And Judas begat a Phares and begat Azor; b Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat 14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sa­ c Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; doc begat Achim; and Achim begat 4 And Aram begat Aminadab; Eliud; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and 15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and a Naasson begat Salmon; Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan 5 And Salmon begat a Booz of begat Jacob; Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of 16 And Jacob begat a Joseph the Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; husband of b Mary, of whom was 6 And Jesse begat David the king; born cJesus, d who is called e Christ. and David the king begat a Solomon 17 So all the generations from of her that had been the wife of Urias; Abraham to David are fourteen 7 And Solomon begat Roboam; generations; and from David un­ and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia til the carrying away into Babylon begat Asa; are fourteen generations; and from 8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and the carrying away into Babylon Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram unto Christ are fourteen a genera­ begat Ozias; tions. 9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and 18 ¶ a Now the b birth of Jesus Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz Christ was c on this wise: When as begat Ezekias; his mother Mary was espoused to Title: jst entitles this book 6 a 2 Sam. 12:24 (24–25); who is called Christ. “The Testimony of 1 Chr. 3:5. e The Greek title “Christ” St. Matthew.” 11 a tg Israel, Bondage of, and the Hebrew 1 1 a tg Jesus Christ, Davidic in Other Lands. title “Messiah” are Descent of. 12 a 1 Chr. 3:19 (17–19); synonymous, meaning 2 a Gen. 25:19. Ezra 2:2 (1–2); “Anointed One.” b tg Israel, Judah, Hag. 1:1. 17 a tg Book of People of. 16 a Luke 3:23 (23–38). Remembrance. 3 a Ruth 4:18; b 1 Ne. 11:18 (14–21); 18 a jst Matt. 2:1 Now, 1 Chr. 2:4 (4–15). Mosiah 3:8. as it is written, the b Gen. 38:30. c Luke 20:14; birth of . . . c 1 Chr. 2:9. D&C 93:14 (3–17). b D&C 20:1. 4 a Num. 1:7. d jst Matt. 1:4 . . . as the c gr in this way. 5 a Ruth 4:21. prophets have written, Matthew 1:19–2:9 1188 Joseph, before they came together, Bethlehem—Jesus is taken to Naza- she was found with child of the reth to dwell. Holy Ghost. Now when Jesus was a born in Beth- 19 Then Joseph her husband, be- lehem of Judæa in the days of Herod ing a just man, and not willing to the king, behold, there came wise make her a publick a example, b was minded to c put her away privily. men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, a Where is he that is born 20 But while he thought on these b King of the Jews? for we have seen things, behold, the angel of the Lord his c star in the east, and are come appeared unto him in a a dream, to d worship him. saying, Joseph, thou son of b David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy 3 When Herod the king had heard wife: for that which is conceived in these things, he was troubled, and all her is of the c Holy Ghost. Jerusalem with him. 21 And she shall bring forth a 4 aAnd when he had gathered all son, and thou shalt call his a name the chief priests and scribes of the b Jesus: for he shall c save his people people together, he b demanded of from their sins. them where Christ should be born. 22 Now all this was done, that it 5 And they said unto him, In Beth- might be fulfilled which was spoken lehem of Judæa: for thus it is writ- of the Lord by the prophet, saying, ten by the prophet, 23 a Behold, a b virgin shall be with 6 And thou aBethlehem, in the land child, and shall bring forth a son, of b Juda, art not the least among and they shall call his c name d Em- the princes of Juda: for out of thee manuel, which being interpreted shall come a c Governor, that shall