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Genesis 4-6; Matthew 2 (English Standard Version)

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Genesis 4-6

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Genesis 4

Cain and Abel
 1Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten[a] a man with the help of the LORD." 2And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of(A) the fruit of the ground, 4and Abel also brought of(B) the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD(C) had regard for Abel and his offering, 5but(D) for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7(E) If you do well, will you not be accepted?[b] And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door.(F) Its desire is for[c] you, but you must rule over it."

 8Cain spoke to Abel his brother.[d] And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and(G) killed him. 9Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said,(H) "I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?" 10And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood(I) is crying to me from the ground. 11And now(J) you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." 13Cain said to the LORD, "My(K) punishment is greater than I can bear.[e] 14Behold,(L) you have driven me today away from the ground, and(M) from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth,(N) and whoever finds me will kill me." 15Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him(O) sevenfold." And the LORD(P) put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. 16Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod,[f] east of Eden.

 17Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. 18To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. 19And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. 22Zillah also bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

 23Lamech said to his wives:

   "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
   you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say:
I have killed a man for wounding me,
   a young man for striking me.
24(Q) If Cain’s revenge is sevenfold,
   then Lamech’s is seventy-sevenfold."

 25And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, "God has appointed[g] for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him." 26To(R) Seth also a son was born, and he called his name(S) Enosh. At that time people began(T) to call upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 5

Adam’s Descendants to Noah
 1This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man,(U) he made him in the likeness of God. 2Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man[h] when they were created. 3When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and(V) named him Seth. 4(W) The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 5Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years,(X) and he died.

 6When Seth had lived 105 years,(Y) he fathered Enosh. 7Seth lived after he fathered Enosh 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 8Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died.

 9When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan. 10Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 11Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died.

 12When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel. 13Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14Thus all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died.

 15When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered Jared. 16Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died.

 18When Jared had lived 162 years he fathered(Z) Enoch. 19Jared lived after he fathered Enoch 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 20Thus all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died.

 21When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. 22Enoch(AA) walked with God[i] after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24Enoch(AB) walked with God, and he was not,[j](AC) for God took him.

 25When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech. 26Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.

 28When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son 29and called his name Noah, saying, "Out of the ground(AD) that the LORD has cursed this one shall bring us relief[k] from our work and from the painful toil of our hands." 30Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.

 32After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered(AE) Shem, Ham, and(AF) Japheth.

Genesis 6

Increasing Corruption on Earth
 1When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3Then the LORD said,(AG) "My Spirit shall not abide in[l] man forever,(AH) for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years." 4The Nephilim[m] were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.

 5(AI) The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every(AJ) intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6And(AK) the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it(AL) grieved him to his heart. 7So the LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them." 8But Noah(AM) found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

Noah and the Flood
 9These are the generations of Noah.(AN) Noah was a righteous man,(AO) blameless in his generation. Noah(AP) walked with God. 10And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

 11Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. 12And God(AQ) saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt,(AR) for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13And God said to Noah,(AS) "I have determined to make an end of all flesh,[n] for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14Make yourself an ark of gopher wood.[o] Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. 15This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits,[p] its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. 16Make a roof[q] for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17(AT) For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. 18But(AU) I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. 20Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground, according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you to keep them alive. 21Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up. It shall serve as food for you and for them." 22(AV) Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.

Footnotes:
  1. Genesis 4:1 Cain sounds like the Hebrew for gotten
  2. Genesis 4:7 Hebrew will there not be a lifting up [of your face]?
  3. Genesis 4:7 Or against
  4. Genesis 4:8 Hebrew; Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate add Let us go out to the field
  5. Genesis 4:13 Or My guilt is too great to bear
  6. Genesis 4:16 Nod means wandering
  7. Genesis 4:25 Seth sounds like the Hebrew for he appointed
  8. Genesis 5:2 Hebrew adam
  9. Genesis 5:22 Septuagint pleased God
  10. Genesis 5:24 Septuagint was not found
  11. Genesis 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for rest
  12. Genesis 6:3 Or My Spirit shall not contend with
  13. Genesis 6:4 Or giants
  14. Genesis 6:13 Hebrew The end of all flesh has come before me
  15. Genesis 6:14 An unknown kind of tree; transliterated from Hebrew
  16. Genesis 6:15 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
  17. Genesis 6:16 Or skylight
Cross references:
  1. Genesis 4:3 : Lev 2:12; Num 18:12
  2. Genesis 4:4 : Exodus 13:12; Num 18:17; Prov 3:9
  3. Genesis 4:4 : Heb 11:4
  4. Genesis 4:5 : Prov 21:27
  5. Genesis 4:7 : Eccles 8:12, 13; Isa 3:10, 11; Rom 2:6-11
  6. Genesis 4:7 : Genesis 3:16
  7. Genesis 4:8 : Matt 23:35; Heb 12:24; 1 John 3:12; Jude 11
  8. Genesis 4:9 : John 8:44
  9. Genesis 4:10 : Heb 12:24; Rev 6:10
  10. Genesis 4:11 : Deut 27:24; Num 35:33
  11. Genesis 4:13 : Genesis 19:15
  12. Genesis 4:14 : Job 15:20-24
  13. Genesis 4:14 : 2 Kgs 24:20; Psalm 51:11; 143:7; Jer 52:3
  14. Genesis 4:14 : Genesis 9:6; Num 35:19
  15. Genesis 4:15 : Psalm 79:12
  16. Genesis 4:15 : Ezek 9:4, 6; Rev 14:9, 11
  17. Genesis 4:24 : Genesis 4:15
  18. Genesis 4:26 : 1 Chr 1:1; Luke 3:38
  19. Genesis 4:26 : Genesis 5:6
  20. Genesis 4:26 : Psalm 116:17; Zeph 3:9; Zech 13:9
  21. Genesis 5:1 : Genesis 1:26, 27
  22. Genesis 5:3 : Genesis 4:25
  23. Genesis 5:4 : For Genesis 5:4-32, 1 Chr 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38
  24. Genesis 5:5 : Genesis 3:19
  25. Genesis 5:6 : Genesis 4:26
  26. Genesis 5:18 : Jude 14
  27. Genesis 5:22 : Genesis 5:24; Genesis 6:9; Mic 6:8; Mal 2:6
  28. Genesis 5:24 : Genesis 5:22
  29. Genesis 5:24 : Heb 11:5; 2 Kgs 2:11
  30. Genesis 5:29 : Genesis 3:17
  31. Genesis 5:32 : Genesis 6:10
  32. Genesis 5:32 : Genesis 10:21
  33. Genesis 6:3 : 1 Pet 3:19, 20; Neh 9:30; Gal 5:16, 17
  34. Genesis 6:3 : Psalm 78:39
  35. Genesis 6:5 : Psalm 14:2, 3
  36. Genesis 6:5 : Genesis 8:21; Job 14:4; 15:14; Psalm 51:5; Jer 17:9; Matt 15:19; Rom 3:23
  37. Genesis 6:6 : 1 Sam 15:11; 2 Sam 24:16; Joel 2:13; Num 23:19; 1 Sam 15:29
  38. Genesis 6:6 : Isa 63:10; Eph 4:30
  39. Genesis 6:8 : Genesis 19:19; Exodus 33:12, 13, 16, 17
  40. Genesis 6:9 : Genesis 7:1; Ezek 14:14, 20; 2 Pet 2:5
  41. Genesis 6:9 : Job 1:1, 8; Luke 1:6
  42. Genesis 6:9 : Genesis 5:22, 24; Heb 11:7
  43. Genesis 6:12 : Psalm 14:2, 3; 53:2, 3
  44. Genesis 6:12 : Job 22:15-17
  45. Genesis 6:13 : Ezek 7:2, 3, 6
  46. Genesis 6:17 : Genesis 7:4; 2 Pet 2:5
  47. Genesis 6:18 : Genesis 9:9, 11
  48. Genesis 6:22 : Heb 11:7; Exodus 40:16

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Matthew 2

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Matthew 2

The Visit of the Wise Men
 1Now(A) after Jesus was born in(B) Bethlehem of Judea(C) in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men[a] from(D) the east came to Jerusalem, 2saying, "Where is he who has been born(E) king of the Jews? For we saw(F) his star when it rose[b] and have come to(G) worship him." 3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where(H) the Christ was to be born. 5They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
 6(I) "'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
   are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
   who will(J) shepherd my people Israel.'"

 7Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him." 9After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 10When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures,(K) they offered him gifts,(L) gold and(M) frankincense and(N) myrrh. 12And(O) being warned(P) in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

The Flight to Egypt
 13Now when they had departed, behold,(Q) an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." 14And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15and remained there until the death of Herod.(R) This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet,(S) "Out of Egypt I called my son."
Herod Kills the Children
 16Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. 17(T) Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
 18(U) "A voice was heard in Ramah,
   weeping and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
   she refused to be comforted, because they(V) are no more."
The Return to Nazareth
 19But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for(W) those who sought the child’s life are dead." 21And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and(X) being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. 23And he went and lived in a city called(Y) Nazareth,(Z) that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene."

Footnotes:
  1. Matthew 2:1 Greek magi; also verses 7, 16
  2. Matthew 2:2 Or in the east; also verse 9
Cross references:
  1. Matthew 2:1 : Luke 2:4-7
  2. Matthew 2:1 : Luke 2:15; John 7:42
  3. Matthew 2:1 : Luke 1:5
  4. Matthew 2:1 : Gen 25:6; 1 Kgs 4:30
  5. Matthew 2:2 : Matthew 27:11, 37; Jer 23:5; 30:9; Zech 9:9
  6. Matthew 2:2 : Num 24:17; Rev 22:16
  7. Matthew 2:2 : Matthew 8:2
  8. Matthew 2:4 : Matthew 1:17
  9. Matthew 2:6 : Mic 5:2
  10. Matthew 2:6 : Ezek 34:23; John 21:15-17; 2 Sam 5:2; Rev 7:17
  11. Matthew 2:11 : 1 Sam 9:7; Psalm 72:10
  12. Matthew 2:11 : Isa 60:6
  13. Matthew 2:11 : Rev 18:13
  14. Matthew 2:11 : Exodus 30:23; Psalm 45:8; John 19:39
  15. Matthew 2:12 : Matthew 2:22; Matthew 2:13, 19
  16. Matthew 2:12 : Matthew 27:19; Gen 20:6; 31:11; Num 12:6; Job 33:15
  17. Matthew 2:13 : Matthew 2:19; Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:12, 22
  18. Matthew 2:15 : Matthew 1:22
  19. Matthew 2:15 : Hos 11:1
  20. Matthew 2:17 : Matthew 27:9; Matthew 1:22
  21. Matthew 2:18 : Jer 31:15
  22. Matthew 2:18 : Gen 42:13, 36; Lam 5:7
  23. Matthew 2:20 : Exodus 4:19
  24. Matthew 2:22 : Matthew 2:12
  25. Matthew 2:23 : Matthew 4:13; Mark 1:9; Luke 1:26; 2:39; 4:16; John 1:45
  26. Matthew 2:23 : Matthew 1:22

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