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)

²⁷ to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph,^(A) a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.^(A) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,^(B)

²³ Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.^(A) He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,^(B)

³ regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life^[a](A) was a descendant of David,^(B)

⁸ Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,^(A) descended from David.^(B) This is my gospel,^(C)

To the Church in Philadelphia

⁷ “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia^(A) write:

⁵ Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion^(A) of the tribe of Judah,^(B) the Root of David,^(C) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”