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Genesis 12:1-3
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Genesis 12:1-3
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The Call of Abram
12 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country, your family, and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
2 I will make of you a great nation;
I will bless you
and make your name great,
so that you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless them who bless you
and curse him who curses you,[a]
and in you all families of the earth
will be blessed.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 12:3 Or treats you lightly.
Genesis 12:1-3
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Genesis 12:1-3
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The Call of Abram
12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household(A) to the land(B) I will show you.(C)
Footnotes
- Genesis 12:2 Or be seen as blessed
- Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)
Genesis 49:10
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Genesis 49:10
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10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor a lawgiver from between his feet,
until Shiloh comes;
and to him will be the obedience of the people.
Genesis 49:10
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Genesis 49:10
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Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
- Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Isaiah 11:1-2
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Isaiah 11:1-2
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The Righteous Branch of Jesse
11 And there shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
2 The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.
Isaiah 11:1-2
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Isaiah 11:1-2
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The Branch From Jesse
1 Samuel 16:11-13
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1 Samuel 16:11-13
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11 Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all your young men?”
And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is shepherding the flock.”
Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy with beautiful eyes and a good appearance.
And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.”
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord came on David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
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1 Samuel 16:11-13
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1 Samuel 16:11-13
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11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all(A) the sons you have?”
“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.”(B)
Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”
12 So he(C) sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome(D) features.
Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.”
13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed(E) him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord(F) came powerfully upon David.(G) Samuel then went to Ramah.
Matthew 1:1-2
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Matthew 1:1-2
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The Genealogy of Jesus Christ(A)
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Matthew 1:1-2
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Matthew 1:1-2
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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah(A)(B)(C)
1 This is the genealogy[a] of Jesus the Messiah[b] the son of David,(D) the son of Abraham:(E)
Footnotes
- Matthew 1:1 Or is an account of the origin
- Matthew 1:1 Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One; also in verse 18.
Matthew 1:6
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Matthew 1:6
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6 Jesse was the father of David the king.
David the king was the father of Solomon, by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Matthew 1:6
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Matthew 1:6
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6 and Jesse the father of King David.(A)
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,(B)
Matthew 1:16-17
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Matthew 1:16-17
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16 And Jacob was the father of 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 generations, from David until the exile to Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the exile in Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations.
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Matthew 1:16-17
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Matthew 1:16-17
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16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,(A) and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.(B)
17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.
Acts 3:24-26
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Acts 3:24-26
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24 “Indeed, all the prophets since Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold these days. 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’[a] 26 God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you from your iniquities.”
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Acts 3:24-26
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Acts 3:24-26
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24 “Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets(A) who have spoken have foretold these days. 25 And you are heirs(B) of the prophets and of the covenant(C) God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’[a](D) 26 When God raised up(E) his servant, he sent him first(F) to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
Footnotes
- Acts 3:25 Gen. 22:18; 26:4
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