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

and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar; and Pharez begat Hezrom; and Hezrom begat Aram;

and Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

and Jesse begat David, the king; and David begat Solomon, of the wife of Uriah;

and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;

and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;

and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brothers upon the removal to Babylon;

and, after the removal to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zerubbabel;

and Zerubbabel 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 Eleazer; and Eleazer 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 a covenant of circumcision; and so he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac, Jacob; and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.

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

For, though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet ye have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the Gospel.

But the foolish and ignorant questionings reject, knowing that they beget strifes;

I beseech you for my child, whom I begat in my bonds, Onesimus,

Blessed be the God and Father of out Lord Jesus Christ, Who, according to His abundant mercy, begat us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten of God; and every one who loves Him Who begat loves him also that has been begotten of Him.