Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Juda and his brethren;

and Juda begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram,

and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon,

and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse,

and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias;

and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,

and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias,

and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias,

and Ezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias,

and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away of Babylon.

And after the carrying away of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel,

and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,

and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,

and Eliud begat Eliazar, and Eliazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,

and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

God hath now fulfilled unto us their children, in that he raised up Jesus again, even as it is written in the second psalm, 'Thou art my son, this same day begat I thee.'

For, though myriads of tutors ye should have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for, in Christ Jesus, through means of the joyful message, I, begat you.

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I begat in my bonds,

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, "Thou art my son, this day begat I thee?" And again, "I will be his father, and he shall be my son."

Even so, likewise, Christ glorified not himself, to be made the high priest: but he that said unto him. "Thou art my son, this day begat I thee."

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.