Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers;

And Judah begat Phares and Zara from 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 the king begat Solomon of her who was the wife of Uriah;

and Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

and Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; Joram begat Hozias;

Hozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; Achaz begat Hezekiah;

and Hezekiah begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;

and Josiah begat Jechonias and his brothers in the captivity of Babylon.

And after the captivity of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorababbel;

Zorababbel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Acheim; Acheim begat Eliud;

and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

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

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

And at this word Moses fled, and became a sojourner in the land of Midia, where he begat two sons.

I exhort you concerning my son, whom I begat in my bonds, Onesimus,

Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be some first fruit of his creations.

Every one believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God: and every one loving with divine love him who begat, also loves him who has been begotten of him, with divine love.